Winter Journey (2013 film)
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| Winter Journey | |
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| Directed by | |
| Written by | |
| Produced by | Mikhail Karasev |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Mikhail Krichman |
| Edited by | Egor Kirpichev |
Production company | Mika Film |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Russia |
| Language | Russian |
Winter Journey (Russian: Зимний путь, translit. Zimniy put') is a 2013 Russian drama film about a young classical singer who falls in love with a street thug.[1][2] The film takes its title from a Schubert song cycle, Winterreise, that the hero, Erik, a music student, is practising for a competition.[3]
Music student and gifted singer, Erik, is preparing to sing Schubert's Winterreise for a competition. As his teacher slams him for his poor performance, Erik's life is changed irrevocably by a chance meeting with Lyokha, a coarse and aggressive petty criminal.[4]
Cast
- Aleksey Frandetti as Erik
- Evgeniy Tkachuk as Lyokha
- Sergey Taramaev as Slava
- Egor Koreshkov as Borya
- Vladimir Mishukov as Pasha
Reception
The Dutch film director Jos Stelling described the film as "a genuine film... [which] went straight to my heart. The theme of the alleged homosexuality hardly played a role for me... To me this film sometimes approached the status of a masterpiece for its cinematographic values".[5]
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