- The Lonely Voice of Man
Infobox Film
name =The Lonely Voice of Man
caption = A shot from the film
director =Alexander Sokurov
producer =
writer =Yuri Arabov ,Andrei Platonov (book)
starring =Tatyana Goryacheva ,Alexander Gradov ,Vladimir Degtyarev ,Lyudmila Yakovtleva ,Nikolai Kochegarov ,Sergey Shukaylo ,Vladimir Gladyshev ,Ivan Neganov ,Evgeniya Volkova ,Irina Zhuravleva ,Viktoria Yurizditskaya
music =Krzysztof Penderecki ,Otmar Nussio ,A. Burdova
cinematography =
editing =A. Bespalova (1978 ),L. Semenova (1987 )
distributor =Lenfilm
released =1978 ,1987
runtime = 87 minutes
country =USSR
language = Russian
budget =
preceded_by =
followed_by =
amg_id =
imdb_id = 0122591"The Lonely Voice of Man" ( _ru. Одинокий Голос Человека), also known as "The Lonely Human Voice", is the first full-feature film by
Alexander Sokurov . It was originally filmed in1978 and reconstructed in1987 at theLenfilm studios. The film is largely based onAndrei Platonov 's "River Potudan" and "Origin of the Master", although it is not a direct film adaptation in the traditional sense but rather a recreation of the spiritual nature of Platonov's prose.Background
Originally intended by Sokurov as his diploma defense at the
VGIK , The Lonely Voice of Man was banned in theUSSR until theglasnost . Upon release in1987 it was immediately critically acclaimed and nominated for a number of awards. Most notably the film won the Bronzen Leopard at theLocarno International Film Festival .All the actors in the film were amateurs, and a combination of this along with the sulky provincial landscapes created a sense of realism coupled with artistry that made the feature stand out. Here Sokurov already began to approach his main theme - the tragic separation between the body and the soul. In his diary, Sokurov noted that in Platonov, he saw the "story of a 'weak heart', for which happiness was 'hard work'." Love and ongoing life are eternal, but unachievable, dreams for the characters. [http://sokurov.spb.ru/island_ru/feature_films/odinokii_golos_cheloveka/mnp_ogc.html]
The film is dedicated to
Andrei Tarkovsky who supported Sokurov morally during his battle against theSoviet censors.ources
* [http://sokurov.spb.ru/island_ru/feature_films/odinokii_golos_cheloveka/mnp_ogc.html Sokurov's website]
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0122591/ IMDb]
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