Projectionist
AUTEUR(S)-RÉALISATEUR(S)
IMAGE
Yuriy Shylov, Serafim Kusakin, Ilya Ehorov
MONTAGE
Yuriy Shylov, Mateusz Wojtynski
PRODUCTION / DIFFUSION
MaGiKa Film Company, DocEdu Foundation
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Pologne, Ukraine | 2019 | 70 minutes
Un film de Yuriy Shylov
Pas de réusmé français disponible
Valentin is over sixty and has spent more than forty years working at Kiev’s oldest movie theater. You don’t have to twist his arm to go out drinking and dancing – the eccentric man simply ignores his age. He lives a satisfied “cinematic” life while caring for his ill mother with love and a sense of humor. But as with everyone else, life puts up new obstacles that he must overcome. Through careful observation, the movie offers more than a portrait of the jovial, outgoing Valentin. It also takes a nostalgic look at the past, here personified by the old-timers with whom Valentin drinks a toast while the movie projector rattles on…
(Sandra Hezinová)
Valentin is over sixty and has spent more than forty years working at Kiev’s oldest movie theater. You don’t have to twist his arm to go out drinking and dancing – the eccentric man simply ignores his age. He lives a satisfied “cinematic” life while caring for his ill mother with love and a sense of humor. But as with everyone else, life puts up new obstacles that he must overcome. Through careful observation, the movie offers more than a portrait of the jovial, outgoing Valentin. It also takes a nostalgic look at the past, here personified by the old-timers with whom Valentin drinks a toast while the movie projector rattles on…
(Sandra Hezinová)
Thématique
Distinctions
- 2019 : Karlovy Vary International Film Festival - Prague (République tchèque) - Documentary Films - Competition