Aleksey Kortnev

  • Konstantin Lopushansky – Gadkie lebedi aka The Ugly Swans (2006)

    2001-2010ArthouseKonstantin LopushanskyRussiaSci-Fi

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    Based on the novel of the same title by the Strugatsky brothers

    “Konstantin Lopushansky was a student of classic Soviet director Andrei Tarkovsky, and master’s influence is highly visible in “The Ugly Swans” — not just as a ghost in the background, but as full-fledged foreground presence. Which is not to deny Lopushansky his originality. More than anything, it’s a sign of a certain artistic style being handed down over the generations… The film is …aesthetically outstanding and emotionally moody in a way that’s very hard to gauge… Tarkovsky would have been proud.” (Tom Birchenough, “The Moscow Times”)
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