The Province of Lost Film
General Information
- Original Title
- Oblast' poteriannogo kino
- Author/Creator
- Gershtein, A., director.
- Language
- Russian.
- Subtitles
- English
- Published
- Russia : Chemodan Films, 2005.
- Physical Description
- DVD-ROM (47 min.)
- Digital ver. identifier
- HU_OSA_00002995
Contributors
- Contributor
- Lahusen, T., (director)
- McDonald, T., (director)
- Nikitin, A., (director)
Contents/Summary
- Summary
- “Cinema Paradiso Soviet style,” The Province of Lost Film is about the magic and nostalgia of watching film collectively: in a movie house; a workers’ club; or at night, on an improvised screen hung in the village square. Employees of the former distribution and exhibition network, projectionists, and viewers from central Russia reflect upon the unique and already bygone experience of the Soviet experiment of ”cinefication,” which sought to bring the screen to every corner of the Soviet Union. Thus, the film captures one of the lost opportunities of the socialist dream. From the collective-farm classic of the Stalin era Cossacks of the Kuban to the hugely popular Indian film of 1955 The Vagabond, or the 1961 Soviet technicolor extravaganza, The Amphibious Man, and archival footage of the process of cinefication itself, the film reminds us of the immortal power of cinema and its place in the mind and heart of the individual.
Bibliographic Information
- Title Translation
- The Province of Lost Film
- Library Special Collection
- Verzio Film Festival Submission
Holdings
| Item Type | Current Location | Call Number | Status | Shelving Location | Public Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DVD-ROM | OSA Film Library | FL Record 1349 | Available | - | - |
| Digital film | OSA Film Library | FL Record 1349 (HU_OSA_00002995.mp4) | Available | Access Copy, MP4 format |