WINDOW PANE NOSTALGIA
Beyond Belonging
DOUBLE FEATURE
The Georgian philosopher Merab Mamardashvili is convinced of the indestructible nature of the Soviet system as such: “A thing that is not alive cannot die either.” Excerpts from a radio interview Mamardashvili conducted in 1990 with the intellectuals Mikhail Geller and Dimitri Sezeman provide a commentary for historical documentary footage. Public debates recorded during the perestroika years are juxtaposed with footage of demonstrations and far-right aggression in present-day Moscow. Valery Balayan’s considered portrait of Russian society interweaves past and present, showing disparate forms of rebellion that question the legitimacy of the prevailing structures of state, civilization and society.
NOSTALGIYA PO OKONNOMU STEKLU / NOSTALGIE - SEHNSUCHT NACH FENSTERGLAS
RUS 2011 / 24 min
Director: Valeriy Balayan
- Screenplay: Valeriy Balayan
- Cinematographer: Valeriy Balayan
- Editor: Valeriy Balayan
- Producer: Valeriy Balayan
DOUBLE FEATURE
The Georgian philosopher Merab Mamardashvili is convinced of the indestructible nature of the Soviet system as such: “A thing that is not alive cannot die either.” Excerpts from a radio interview Mamardashvili conducted in 1990 with the intellectuals Mikhail Geller and Dimitri Sezeman provide a commentary for historical documentary footage. Public debates recorded during the perestroika years are juxtaposed with footage of demonstrations and far-right aggression in present-day Moscow. Valery Balayan’s considered portrait of Russian society interweaves past and present, showing disparate forms of rebellion that question the legitimacy of the prevailing structures of state, civilization and society.
The Georgian philosopher Merab Mamardashvili is convinced of the indestructible nature of the Soviet system as such: “A thing that is not alive cannot die either.” Excerpts from a radio interview Mamardashvili conducted in 1990 with the intellectuals Mikhail Geller and Dimitri Sezeman provide a commentary for historical documentary footage. Public debates recorded during the perestroika years are juxtaposed with footage of demonstrations and far-right aggression in present-day Moscow. Valery Balayan’s considered portrait of Russian society interweaves past and present, showing disparate forms of rebellion that question the legitimacy of the prevailing structures of state, civilization and society.
- Screenplay: Valeriy Balayan
- Cinematographer: Valeriy Balayan
- Editor: Valeriy Balayan
- Producer: Valeriy Balayan