The Lonely Voice of Man

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Soviet Union, 1987, 87 min

Directed by:

Aleksandr Sokurov

Based on:

Andrey Platonov (book)

Screenplay:

Yuriy Arabov

Cinematography:

Sergey Yurizditskiy
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Alexander Sokurov's first feature, The Lonely Voice of Man, was inspired by two short stories by Andrei Platonov and recounts the faltering relationship between Nikita, a young veteran of the Civil War in the 1920s, and Lyuba, a young woman he leaves on their wedding night. Long banned by the Soviet regime and made in 1979 as a graduation film at the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography (VGIK), where it was rejected, it was not released until 1987. (Locarno Festival)

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