The Village Detective: A Song Cycle
2021
Documentary / History
The Village Detective: A Song Cycle
2021
Documentary / History
Synopsis
In July 2016, four reels of "Derevensky Detektiv", a 1969 Russian film starring the Soviet-era character actor Mikhail Zharov (1899-1981),were found in a fisherman's net trawling the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, 20 miles off the Icelandic coast. The recovered footage is combined with original music by David Lang, and interwoven with interviews and clips from Zharov's lengthy filmography to form a song cycle, reflecting how life, history, and art intersect and endure on celluloid.
Director
Cast
Gísli Fannar Gylfason as Self - Fróði II Trawler Crew Member
Erlendur Sveinsson as Self - Former NFAI Director
Peter Bagrov as Self - Former Gosfilmotond Curator
Mikhail Zharov as Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
Czar Nicholas II of Russia as Self (archive footage)
Tech specs
1080p.Blu 720p.Blu 1.49 GB
1920*1080
English
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