| Description |
1 videodisc (92 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, widescreen (1.66:1); Dolby Digital 5.1 surround. |
| Note |
Title from container. |
| Cast |
Galina Vishnevskaya, Vasili Shevtsov, Raisa Gichaeva, Evgeni Tkachuk, Andrei Bogdanov, Rustam Shakhgireyev, Alexei Neimyshev. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Alexander Burov ; editor, Sergei Ivanov ; composer, Andrei Sigle. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 2007. |
| Summary |
In a desolate, sun-scorched corner of the world, an elderly woman has come to see her beloved grandson. He is a young officer stationed at a remote military outpost. With the enemy just beyond the compound, she wanders the barracks, observing the routines of military life, before making a sudden trip into the outlying countryside. |
| Note |
Special features: Press conference with director Alexander Sokurov, actress Galina Vishnevskaya and composer/producer Andrei Sigle (60 min.); "Patience labour:" a short film by Alexander Sokurov (10 min.); theatrical trailer; essay by film critic David Shengold. |
| Language |
Russian dialogue, English subtitles. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Older women -- Russia -- Drama.
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Grandparent and child -- Russia -- Drama.
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Russia. Armii︠a︡ -- Guard duty -- Drama.
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Russia. Armii︠a︡ -- Barracks and quarters -- Drama.
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Russia. Armii︠a︡ -- Military life -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Foreign films.
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| Added Author |
Sigle, Andreĭ.
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Sokurov, Aleksandr, 1951-
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Vishnevskai︠a︡, Galina, 1926-2012.
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Shevt︠s︡ov, Vasiliĭ, 1975-
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Gichaeva, Raisa, 1939-
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Tkachuk, Evgeni.
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Bogdanov, A. P.
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Shakhgireyev, Rustam.
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Neimyshev, Alexei.
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Proline-film (Firm : Russia)
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Rezo Productions
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Russian Federal Culture and Film Agency (Firm)
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Centre national de la cinématographie (France)
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Cinema Guild.
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| ISBN |
0781512921 |
| Standard No. |
881164000118 |
| Music No. |
CG 000105 Cinema Guild |
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