Most Russians don't treat the government, or those in power, as something close to them. They don't believe that they, as ordinary people, are able to change the development of things. That's why they have a very specific ironic sentiment towards power and the figures that represent it. I wanted to translate this irony into the cinematic language.
When I was shooting the film I did not see the story as an everyday tale or a social one. To a great extent, the film is a mythological look on human… - Andrey Zvyagintsev
When I was shooting the film I did not see the story as an everyday tale or a social one. To a great extent, the film is a mythological look on human…
- Andrey Zvyagintsev
Some actors come to casting and ask me, "Didn't you see my previous roles?" We do not work with actors like this. Their previous roles do not matter;… - Andrey Zvyagintsev
Some actors come to casting and ask me, "Didn't you see my previous roles?" We do not work with actors like this. Their previous roles do not matter;…
Most Russians don't treat the government, or those in power, as something close to them. They don't believe that they, as ordinary people, are able t… - Andrey Zvyagintsev
Most Russians don't treat the government, or those in power, as something close to them. They don't believe that they, as ordinary people, are able t…
What I know is that I am honest about my films, and my films are honest about reality. The stories themselves dictate the way that they should be tol… - Andrey Zvyagintsev
What I know is that I am honest about my films, and my films are honest about reality. The stories themselves dictate the way that they should be tol…
There are things which are without answers, and there is nobody who can explain them. Either we feel them and sense them, or not. Sometimes we just g… - Andrey Zvyagintsev
There are things which are without answers, and there is nobody who can explain them. Either we feel them and sense them, or not. Sometimes we just g…
When an actor comes to you and starts working with the script, the image of his character that you had in your mind gets substituted with an image of… - Andrey Zvyagintsev
When an actor comes to you and starts working with the script, the image of his character that you had in your mind gets substituted with an image of…
Art is not some sort of guideline for understanding. It's a thing unto itself. - Andrey Zvyagintsev
Art is not some sort of guideline for understanding. It's a thing unto itself.
Everything that fed my energy and imagination is something that I'm disinclined to speak about. - Andrey Zvyagintsev
Everything that fed my energy and imagination is something that I'm disinclined to speak about.
Film entertains with different angles, quick moves, like a commercial. But filmmakers like [Wim] Wenders allow themselves to observe a subject for a … - Andrey Zvyagintsev
Film entertains with different angles, quick moves, like a commercial. But filmmakers like [Wim] Wenders allow themselves to observe a subject for a …
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