Back to Kotelnich
2003 French documentary film
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Back to Kotelnich (French: Retour à Kotelnitch) is a 2003 French documentary film directed by Emmanuel Carrère. It is based on three visits Carrère made to the Russian town Kotelnich during a period of two years, from which he tells stories about the 20th century and his own family.[1] Carrère was already an established writer and Back to Kotelnich was his debut as a film director.[2]
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| Directed by | Emmanuel Carrère |
| Written by | Emmanuel Carrère |
| Produced by | Anne-Dominique Toussaint |
| Cinematography | Philippe Lagnier |
| Edited by | Camille Cote |
| Music by | Nicolas Zourabichvili |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
The film premiered at the 2003 Venice International Film Festival[1] and was released in France on 25 February 2004.[3] Variety called it "a dreadfully self-indulgent, meandering 'personal essay'" and wrote that "only artscasters who breathe the most rarefied air will want to touch this docu with a 10-foot pole".[2]
