Silent Souls
Directed by Aleksei Fedorchenko
The rites and rituals of the Merja people—an ethnic minority of Finno-Urgric extraction originally from the Volga region of Russia—form the backbone of this lyrical, sensual and dreamlike film about love and loss. After his beloved wife Tanja dies, pulp factory CEO Miron calls on his best friend Aist to help him with his final goodbye. With water as a key element, director Aleksei Fedorchenko beautifully weaves the myths and traditions of this vanishing culture into his poetic film. The result is a melancholy and mystical journey following the complex and twisting currents of the human heart.
Utterly beautiful! Takes the road movie to places I never anticipated.
—Stuart Klawans, The Nation
One of the best movies of the year! —Anthony Kaufman, Indiewire
Beautifully shot! Has the sustained flow of a musical composition.
—J. Hoberman, The Village Voice
Beautiful! A marvel! Astonishing! —Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
4 stars! Astonishing! —Keith Uhlich, Time Out New York
TRAILER
Ovsyanki, Russia 2010, 75 min. Written by Denis Osokin. Photographed by Mikhail Krichman. With Igor Sergeyev, Yuri Tsurilo, Yuliya Aug, Ivan Tushin. Shadow Distribution.
Tickets $9 for SFFS members, $11 general, $10 senior/student/disabled. Box office opens December 12: online and in person at SF Film Society Cinema.
Utterly beautiful! Takes the road movie to places I never anticipated.
—Stuart Klawans, The Nation
One of the best movies of the year! —Anthony Kaufman, Indiewire
Beautifully shot! Has the sustained flow of a musical composition.
—J. Hoberman, The Village Voice
Beautiful! A marvel! Astonishing! —Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
4 stars! Astonishing! —Keith Uhlich, Time Out New York
TRAILER
Ovsyanki, Russia 2010, 75 min. Written by Denis Osokin. Photographed by Mikhail Krichman. With Igor Sergeyev, Yuri Tsurilo, Yuliya Aug, Ivan Tushin. Shadow Distribution.
Tickets $9 for SFFS members, $11 general, $10 senior/student/disabled. Box office opens December 12: online and in person at SF Film Society Cinema.
December 23–24 & 26–31; Showtimes 3:00, 5:00, 7:00, 9:00. Note: There will be no 9:00 show on December 24 & 31.
SF Film Society Cinema 1746 Post Street (Webster/Buchanan)
SF Film Society Cinema 1746 Post Street (Webster/Buchanan)