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me and it was as enjoyable as the first. "Enjoyable," seeing as it's a Russian film about death, is a tad ironic.
A monk said to possess special powers isolates himself from his fellow monks who already are living on an island far from others.
Yes, this is another "slow film" that asks the viewer not be a passive receptacle, but actually participate in the exercise: you have to fill the moments of quiet.
Unlike what traditional film expects from you, i.e. a reaction to events shown, this film and "The Second Circle," demand more: you must interpret what you're seeing-- you must construct your own narrative--- because it's not action oriented, it's not "dramatic" in the common sense.
Still, for those who watch it, the experience can be mystical: what is a "saint" expected to be like, how would he act? And what to make of those Renaissance depictions of Christ as a beautiful, blue-eyed fellow? Are physical beauty and goodness fatally intertwined in the Western mind?
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Topic - And yet another Russian film about death, "The Island:" second visit for - tinear 17:56:17 01/24/13 (3)
- Woody's 'Love and Death' was definitive on the subject . . . - mr grits 17:57:09 01/26/13 (0)
- Eisenstein and Vertov are your guys - Victor Khomenko 19:06:12 01/24/13 (1)
- Abram Room's, "Bed and Sofa," is a hoot. Of course, I like Sergei - tinear 08:32:14 01/25/13 (0)
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