Underplayed Gems

Director’s Diary (2025)

Director’s Diary poster
Original title
Записная книжка режиссёра
Directed by
Alexander Sokurov
Genre
documentary film
Country
Russia, Italy
Runtime
5h 05m
Rated
L
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

Director Alexander Sokurov adapts his own diary entries from 1957 to 1991 into a documentary film. It offers a personal view of his life and thoughts over several decades.

reflectiveintimatecontemplativeslow-pacedpersonalarchivalcandidnostalgic

What happens

«Записная книжка режиссёра» — документальный фильм Александра Сокурова, созданный по дневникам, которые он вёл с 1957 по 1991 год. Премьера состоялась 28 августа 2025 года на Венецианском кинофестивале, где фильм был представлен вне конкурсной программы. Далее состоялись показы на кинофестивале в Сан-Паулу, и на фестивале российского кино "Другая Россия" в Париже. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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