Pod elektricheskimi oblakami
Under Electric Clouds
Ein bizarres Ufer in Nebel und Schnee. Überall verstreut Teile aus Stahl und Beton. Das Skelett eines Wolkenkratzers. Unfertige Autobahnbrücken in flacher Landschaft. Eine riesige Pferdefigur aus Metall. Und eine Lenin-Statue, deren ausgestreckter rechter Arm ins Nirgendwo weist. Ein kaltes, erstarrtes Zwischenreich, in dem sich vollendete Vergangenheit und imaginäre Zukunft treffen. Ziellos bewegen sich Menschen durch diese surreale Welt. Alte Gewissheiten gelten nicht mehr, Verwandte und Freunde sind verschwunden, die Ideale vom Winde verweht. In sieben Episoden verdichtet Alexey German Jr. den Seelenzustand seines Landes zu einem symbolischen Film der langen Plansequenzen, einem fließend choreographierten Tanz der Menschen und der Kamera. (Berlin International Film Festival 2015)
Russia 2017. The world could be on the verge of a great war. People are anxious that things could fall apart. Revolving around an unfinished building, a diverse group of outsiders struggle to find their place in this rapidly changing society, making up the mosaic of existence that is life itself … With sophisticated visuals and wit, writer-director Alexey German Jr. boldly pursues his exploration of Russian culture and politics by reaching deep into the soul of the human spirit.
Director's Biography
ALEXEY GERMAN JR., born in Moscow in 1976, studied at the Russian Film School –VGIK and received numerous international awards for his early shorts. His feature debut received a Special Mention at the Venice International Film Festival, where his second film Garpastum participated in the official competition and his third feature Paper Soldier won the Silver Lion. // Films (selection): Posledniy poezd (The Last Train, 2003) Garpastum (2005; CE’06), Bumazhnyy soldat (Paper Soldier, 2008; CE’09), Korotkoe zamykanie (Crush, 2009), Pod elektricheskimi oblakami (Under Electric Clouds, 2015)
European Panorama Fiction 2016
Alexey German Jr.
Russland / Ukraine / Polen 2015
color
137 Minuten
OmeU
Drehbuch Alexey German Jr.
Kamera Evgeniy Privin, Sergey Mikhal’chuk
Schnitt Sergey Ivano
Ton/Sounddesign Ivan Gusakov
Musik Andrew Surotdinov
Mit Louis Franck, Merab Ninidze, Viktoriya Korotkova, Chulpan Khamatova
Produzent*innen Artem Vasiliev (METRAFILMS, RU), Andrey Saveliev (RU), Rushan Nasibulin (RU), Sergey Antonov, Egor Olesov (Linked Films, UA), Dariusz Jabłoński, Violetta Kamińska, Izabela Wójcik (Apple Film Production, PL), Krzysztof Zanussi (Telewizja Polska, PL), Channel One Russia (RU)
Produktion
METRAFILMS Rochdelskaya Str. 15, Building 8 123022 Moscow Russia production@metrafilms.ru www.metrafilms.ru
Weltpremiere / World Premiere
Berlin International Film Festival 2015
Premierenstatus / Premiere Status
Austrian Premiere
Berlin International Film Festival 2015
Premierenstatus / Premiere Status
Austrian Premiere