FAREWELL TO MATYORA
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The old settlement of Matyora – situated on an island – is supposed to make way for a dam. The inhabitants – whose culture and stories are vividly rendered – put up a committed, but unsuccessful fight against the flooding. Klimov’s film is permeated by the “apocalyptic” mood of the eighties. It evokes a deeply humanistic and pro-environmental notion of home that seems to take on the upcoming social upheaval.
The old settlement of Matyora – situated on an island – is supposed to make way for a dam. The inhabitants – whose culture and stories are vividly rendered – put up a committed, but unsuccessful fight against the flooding. Klimov’s film is permeated by the “apocalyptic” mood of the eighties. It evokes a deeply humanistic and pro-environmental notion of home that seems to take on the upcoming social upheaval.
