Another scandal in Russian press occurred due to Alexei Serebryakov’s appearance in London, where his questions and answers were criticized by the pro-Putinist circle and praised by the opposition. Serebryakov is an actor best known for his main part in the 2014 film Leviathan by Andrei Zvyagintsev. He accused Russia of stirring up multiple wars
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Interview with Dmitry Falkovich
Dmitry Falkovich is an interesting man; he is a mathematician, graduate of Moscow State university who became a successful investor included in the Forbes Midas List Europe. Suddenly he displayed a completely different side of his personality. In 2018 his directorial debut Ivanov appeared at the film festival circuit and was received with great interest,
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No-One by Lev and Vladimir Prudkin triumphs in Vienna
On 10 of July the Vienna Independent Film Festival hosted the Austrian premiere of the film NO-ONE in the cinema Actors Studio. The film received the awards in the categories Best Feature Film and Best Cinematography. No-One is an unexpected take on the familiar Soviet period theme. It is a joint production of Ukraine and
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Vasily Lanovoy in Vienna
On 9.04.2018 famous Russian-Ukranian actor Vasily Lanovoy performed in Vienna, Austria with a solo concert in the historical Old Town Hall of Vienna. The actor spoke about his childhood and youth darkened by German occupation and about his choice of profession. When Vasily Lanovoy was a boy he saw a poster announcing the screening of
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Interview with director Konstantin Lopushansky
Konstantin Lopushansky is one of the greatest film directors of the 20th century. He is representative of the auteur cinema and the follower of spiritual traditions of Andrei Trakovsky who was his professor and mentor. In this interview taken in Vienna, Konstantin Lopushansky speaks about his experience of studying under the guidance of Andrei Tarkovsky,
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Interview with director Salvador Carrasco
Salvador Carrasco is a film director well-known for his picture “The Other Conquest” (2000), which broke box-office records in Mexico and became an international success. He is also a professor at the Santa Monica College and founder of its film production program. His students have been receiving many awards at international film festivals. Diana
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Interview with director Derek Frey
Being a member of the jury of Prague Independent Film Festival I watch a lot of independent films. One film – ”Green Lake” impressed our jury by its humor and brilliant music score, but we were very surprised when we later found out that director of this independent production is Derek Frey, one of the
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Just Call Me God: A dictator’s final speech Review
Just Call Me God – John Malkovich is a dictator in a darkly funny stage play. Just Call Me God: A dictator’s final speech is the third stage play with Hollywood star John Malkovich (Dangerous Liaisons, Being John Malkovich) and Austrian director Michael Sturminger. Their previous collaborations were “The Infernal Comedy” and “The Giacomo Variations”,
