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Figner: The End of a Silent Century (2006)
Directed by Nathalie Alonso Casale
Documentary · 1h 30m
Through her very real subject Edgar Figner, director Nathalie Alonso Casale offers us an intimate sense of the 21st-century Russian zeitgeist. A true alchemist, Mr. Figner has spent his life in Leningrad (St. Petersburg) as a sound-effects artist at Lenfilm Studios, where from the silent era to the present he has used commonplace objects (cabbages, old shoes) to create complex sound effects for films. Under the pressures of contemporary Russian life, Figner begins to retreat into a past comprising his own personal history and the history of Russian cinema. As reality and memory blend with stunning scenes from Soviet films, Figner’s art becomes a soundtrack for the muffled culture created by the repression of the Soviet era. This delicate mix of documentary, reality and cinematic imagination creates a deeply sensitive account of the silences at the heart of the Russian social, political and cinematic experience.
Cast
Crew
- Director
- Nathalie Alonso Casale
- Writer
- Nathalie Alonso Casale
- Producer
- San Fu Maltha, Nathalie Alonso Casale
Details
- Original title
- Фигнер: Конец безмолвного века
- Release date
- 2006-01-31
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- RU
- Spoken languages
- English, Russian
- Countries
- United Kingdom, Netherlands, Russia, France
- Production
- Fu Works, Barcud Derwen, Jakaranda, Titanic Productions