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Russia from My Window

Russia from My Window

2003Movie
Documentary
8.4
IMDB Rating
44 votes

A surreal observational view of daily of St Petersburg life. This is a fascinating look at the abstract quality of everyday events that often passing unnoticed in front of our eyes.

Director
Victor Kossakovsky
Writers
N/A
Stars
N/A
Language
Russian
Country
Russia
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Reviews
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🎬 Technical Specs

Color
Color
Production
Kossakovsky Film Production

🏷️ Keywords

surrealism

🎯 Categories

RussianDocumentary

⭐ Featured Review

If as if Buster Keaton was Russian and made documentaries.
by Verlaine772020-11-21
9/10

"What an amazing film from such a simple resources. The director has filmed the view of the St Petersburg city street from his window and the changing environment, but with a particular focus on the actual road (as in in the literal tarmac) outside his window. Essentially is a year in the life of this street and the various characters who walk up and down it, and the workers who are consistently required to repair and clean it. If this sounds boring, well take it from me, if approached in the right mood in mindset, it's not. At times the film looks like it's going to lapse into Ame..."

📖 Synopsis

A surreal observational view of daily of St Petersburg life. This is a fascinating look at the abstract quality of everyday events that often passing unnoticed in front of our eyes.