I first encountered sergei loznitsas work at the cannes film festival in 2010. Georgy viktor nemets is driving a load of freight into russia when, after an unpleasant encounter with the police at a border crossing, he finds himself giving a lift to a strange old man vladimir golovin. Aug 31, 2016 sergei loznitsas disquieting new documentary. Sergei loznitsa has directed 21 internationally acclaimed documentary and 4 feature films. Austerlitz sergei loznitsa 2016 the arts of slow cinema. In 19871991 sergei worked as a scientist at the kiev institute of cybernetics, specializing in artificial intelligence research. Nov 21, 2016 amsterdam although he caused a splash on the international circuit in 2010 when his fiction feature debut my joy was selected for competition in cannes, sergei loznitsa has long been.
Loznitsas feature debut my joy 2010 premiered in the main competition at the. Originally planned as a germanrussian production, it was refused russian finance and was finally completed as a germanukrainiandutch coproduction. Born in belarus, sergei loznitsa grew up in kiev where he. Buy tickets for donbass bfi london film festival 2018. Seinfeld is watching online comedy but i dont like. A routine run for a truck driver turns into a nightmare he cant escape in this psychological drama from filmmaker sergei loznitsa. All of this previous features, my joy, in a fog and a gentle creature, screened in the official selection at cannes. Victory day sergei loznitsa trains his thoughtful, formally rigorous eye on the 2017 victory day celebrations at berlins soviet war memorial. It is set in the western regions of russia, somewhere near.
The first fiction film by acclaimed documentarian sergei loznitsa, my joy is a haunting parable of postcommunist russia, shot by master cinematographer oleg mutu 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days. Sergei loznitsas movie austerlitz observes tourists in. Russian audience does not go to the movies very much, they download it all from the internet. Here he uses what looks to be the same setting and buildings as his earlier cannes contender to tell a stern, quintessentially russian story of an. All is fair game in cannes and why you should care. He has been making awardwinning documentaries since 1996, and in 2010 he completed his first feature film my joy, which premiered at the cannes film. He grew up in kiev, and in 1987 graduated from the kiev polytechnic with a degree in applied mathematics. Later the loznitsa family moved to kyiv, ukraine, where loznitsa finished high school in 1987 he graduated from kyiv polytechnic institute as a mathematician. If youre a longtime film comment subscriber, listener, or reader, or are just tuning in now, please consider becoming a member or making a donation to our publisher, film at lincoln center, during. Series looks at 21stcentury russia through a prism of. The masterclass is entitled authenticity and the phenomenon of cinema.
Known widely for his work in archival and observational nonfiction, ukrainian director sergei loznitsa has, over the last decade, also established a substantial parallel career in fiction filmmaking. Sergei loznitsa, director of the remarkable feature films my joy and in the fog, now receives another honour for the first time. Loznitsas debut feature film my joy makes its statement through the way in which it weaves. May 19, 2010 cannes film festival 2010 in of competition clip my joy mein gluck genre. My joy by sergei loznitsa sergei loznitsa, viktor nemets. Cinema scope expanding the frame on international cinema. Georgy viktor nemets is driving a load of freight into russia when, after an unpleasant encounter with the police at a border crossing, he finds himself giving a lift to a strange old man vladimir golovin with disturbing stories about his younger days in the army. My joy, directed by sergei loznitsa, creates an air of dread that instantly settles around a young truck driver. Its hard to change the mentality of a nation read more donbass starts with what looks like actors being made up, grumbling and chatting, ready for an. With tamara yatsenko, irina zayarmiuk, grigory masliuk, olesya zhurakivska. This disturbing new film from sergei loznitsa my joy, in the fog examines the civil conflict in ukraine through the prism of black humour and the absurd.
He then decided to study directing at the moscow institute of cinematography, graduating in 1997. Save as news from the croisette lures irini and cal. Loznitsa was born on 5 september 1964 in the city of baranovichi, in belarus. It is set in the western regions of russia, somewhere near smolensk. Sergei loznitsa, ukrainian film maker, was born on september, 5th 1964. The internet is cross pollinating our cultures across the globe, but in the united states, the struggle for. Since then, he has directed 18 documentaries, winning prizes all over the world, and 3 feature films, all selected in competition at the cannes film festival. My joy soviet and russian movies in english online. My joy in 2010, in the fog in 2012, a gentle creature in 2017. Before discussing the complexities of sergei loznitsas debut feature, it is useful to consider its production context. A quarter of a century later, sergei loznitsa revisits the dramatic moments of august 1991 and casts an eye on the event which was hailed worldwide as the birth of russian democracy. My joy is a 2010 internationally coproduced russianlanguage road film directed by sergei loznitsa. Austerlitz director talks art, life, a return to good old cinema in new film a gentle creature the subject of a 2016 idfa retrospective and curator of its top. Sergei loznitsa on art, life and his new film a gentle.
My joy was the first ukrainian film ever to compete for the palme dor. Sergei loznitsa gained a reputation for his numerous documentary films, often shot in. His 2012 film in the fog competed for the palme dor at the 2012 cannes film festival. Sergei loznitsa, ukrainian film maker, was born on september, 5th 1964 in baranovichi, ussr. The film critics joy, sergei loznitsa festivalists. Born in belarus, sergei loznitsa grew up in kiev where he studied applied mathematics and later worked as a researcher on artificial intelligence.
The first fiction film by acclaimed documentarian sergei loznitsa, my joy is a mischievous, ultranihilistic parable of postcommunist russia, shot by master cinematographer oleg mutu the death of mr. In eastern ukraine, society begins to degrade as the effects of propaganda and manipulation begin to surface in this posttruth era. Of course, i expected sergei loznitsas austerlitz to be slower than the average, but i didnt expect the film to fall into my category of slow cinema. Tonight kicks off the international film festival in rotterdam, and one of the most distinguished accomplishments in this years selection is the strong focus on russianlanguage cinema. See also ignatiy vishnevetskys interview with director sergei loznitsa. After watching amateur videos posted on the internet, loznitsa constructed his own screenplay, referencing the format of tv reports and the frequent construction of fake news. He broke out at the cannes international film festival in 2010 with the fiction feature my joy, about a truck driver who takes a. Georgy viktor nemets is driving a load of freight into russia when, after an unpleasant encounter with the police at a border crossing, he finds himself giving a lift to a strange old man vladimir golovin with disturbing stories about his younger days in the. Georgy viktor nemets is driving a load of freight into russia when, after an unpleasant encounter with the police at a border crossing, he finds himself giving a lift to a strange old man vladimir.
Sep 30, 2011 my joy, directed by sergei loznitsa, creates an air of dread that instantly settles around a young truck driver. Sergey loznitsa celebrity profile check out the latest sergey loznitsa photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Georgy leaves his home town with a load of goods, but he is forced to take a wrong turning on the motorway, and finds himself in the middle of nowhere. The first fiction film by acclaimed documentarian sergei loznitsa, my joy is a mischievous, ultranihilistic parable of postcommunist russia, shot by master. T he title of sergei loznitsas mysterious, challenging, disturbing film is said by the director to be inspired by the 2001 novel by wg sebald, in which a character called austerlitz, after an. In a lonely place by nicholas ray humphrey bogart, gloria. In 2010 his film my joy was selected for the main competition at the 2010 cannes film festival. A gentle creature has its north american premiere in the new york film festival, where it screens october 4 and 5. Kirill serebrennikovsyuris day and sergei loznitsasmy joy. My joy a routine run for a truck driver turns into a nightmare he cant escape in this psychological drama from filmmaker sergei loznitsa. The two discuss sergei loznitsas my joy, bojack horseman, the larry sanders show, babylon berlin, and zia angers my first film, among others.
My joy, 2010, director sergei loznitsa contemporary russian cinema reader, 2019. Interview with sergei loznitsa my joy 2010 premieres at the new york film festival on sept. Nov 21, 2016 t he title of sergei loznitsas mysterious, challenging, disturbing film is said by the director to be inspired by the 2001 novel by wg sebald, in which a character called austerlitz, after an. My joy 2010 sergei loznitsa synopsis, characteristics. Mutu was born and raised in moldova, and ivanov came from a romanian village near the ukrainian and moldovan borders. Sergei loznitsa, recompensat cu trofeul anonimul pentru. Schastye moe my joy, directed by sergei loznitsa my joy is a tale of truck driver georgy. Between 1987 and 1991 he worked in the institute of cybernetics. A haunting work of stark confessionalism disguised as a taut noir thriller, in a lonely place nicholas rays bleak, desperate tale of fear and selfloathing in hollywood remains one of the filmmakers greatest and most deeply resonant features. In 1997, sergei received his diploma at the russian national institute of cinema, in moscow, where he studied filmmaking. Watch my joy full movie in hd visit a routine run for a truck driver turns into a nightmare he cant escape in th. It does, however, and its a film that poses so many questions.
This bold first feature from ukrainian documentarymaker loznitsa the only debut in the cannes competition revolves around a nightmarish road trip and combines a. A master class with the wellknown russian director sergei loznitsa, the creator of awardwinning documentaries and feature films. Sergei loznitsa s montage film blockade 2005 is based on the archive footage of besieged leningrad. In 2001 loznitsa immigrated with his family to germany. This channel was generated automatically by youtube s video disc. Pdf national identity deconstruction in recent independent. The lecture was conducted by michal chacinski artistic director of the gdynia film festival, journalist of tvp kultura. But let me tell you what just happened with respect to my feature, my joy, because that is what i am best informed about. Filmmaker, editor and screenwriter sergei loznitsa 1964, belarus grew up. Northern light 2008, short doc, stjsastje mojemy joy 2010, v tumanein the. The film went on to be screened at the karlovy vary international film festival, munich film festival, transatlantyk festival in lodz, poland and at odessa film festival in ukraine. As you can imagine, i was very surprised to learn that the first channel of russian.
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