Documentary ·History · United States of America · 2021 · 1h 21m

The Village Detective: A Song Cycle

The Village Detective: A Song Cycle poster
Director
Bill Morrison
Cast
Gísli Fannar Gylfason as Self - Fróði II Trawler Crew Member Erlendur Sveinsson as Self - Former NFAI Director Pyotr Bagrov as Self - Former Gosfilmotond Curator Mikhail Zharov as Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage) Czar Nicholas II of Russia as Self (archive footage) Vladimir Lenin as Self - Politician (archive footage)
Crew
Bill Morrison — Editor David Lang — Original Music Composer Bill Morrison — Writer Maria Vinogradova — Producer Madeleine Molyneaux — Producer Bill Morrison — Producer
Synopsis

Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Iceland, July 9, 2016. The surprising discovery of a canister —containing four reels of The Village Detective (Деревенский детектив), a 1969 Soviet film—, caught in the nets of an Icelandic trawler, is the first step in a fascinating journey through the artistic life of film and stage actor Mikhail Ivanovich Zharov (1899-1981), icon and star of an entire era of Russian cinema.

Trailer The Village Detective: A Song Cycle — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
propagandacinema on cinemafound footagerussian historyportrait of an artistsoviet union history
Key Collaborators
Bill Morrison Director Bill Morrison Editor David Lang Original Music Composer Bill Morrison Writer Maria Vinogradova Producer Madeleine Molyneaux Producer Bill Morrison Producer
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