Brief encounters; The long farewell : two films by Kira Muratova. Cover Image

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Brief encounters; The long farewell : two films by Kira Muratova.

Muratova, Kira, 1934-2018 (screenwriter,, director,, actor.). Ruslanova, Nina, 1945-2021 (actor.). Vysotskiy, Vladimir, (actor.). Sharko, Zinaida, 1929-2016 (actor.). Brief encounters: Nina Ruslanova, Vladimir Vysotskiy, Kira Muratova ; The long farewell: Zinaida Sharko, Oleg Vladimirsky, Yuriy Kayurov. (Cast).

Summary:

"Nobody made films like Kira Muratova. Uncompromising and uncategorizable, the Ukrainian iconoclast withstood decades of censorship to realize her singular vision in hypnotically beautiful, expressionistically heightened films that remain unique in their ability to evoke complex interior worlds. Her first two solo features, Brief Encounters and The Long Farewell, are fascinatingly fragmented portraits of women navigating work, romance, and family life with a mix of deep yearning and playful pragmatism. Long suppressed by Soviet authorities, these films became legendary--along with their maker--and they now make for a revelatory introduction to this most fearlessly original of artists." --Provided by publisher.

Record details

Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (190 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + folded sheet.
Edition: [Special edition].
Publisher: New York, NY : Criterion Collection, [2024]

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally released as motion pictures 1967-1971. Mono, wide screen. Essay by film critic Jessica Kiang included in container. Features: interviews with scholars Elena Gorfinkel and Isabel Jacobs; archival interview with director Kira Muratova.
Formatted Contents Note:	Brief encounters (1967) / written by K. Muratova, L. Zhukhovistky ; directed by K. Muratova -- The long farewell (1971) / written by Natalya Ryazantseva ; directed by Kira Muratova.
Participant or Performer Note:	Brief encounters: Nina Ruslanova, Vladimir Vysotskiy, Kira Muratova ; The long farewell: Zinaida Sharko, Oleg Vladimirsky, Yuriy Kayurov.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: Not rated.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	For private home use only.
Language Note:	In Russian with optional English subtitles.