About a Wife, a Dream and Another...

About a Wife, a Dream and Another... is a 2013 Russian language film written and directed by Alexander Pozhenskiy. The film has received positive reviews,[2] and has also been well-received at various film festivals.

About a Wife, a Dream and Another...
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAlexander Pozhenskiy
Produced byAlexander Pozhenskiy
Sam Nelle
Written byAlexander Pohenskiy
StarringAlexander Kulikova
Konstantin Yushkevich
CinematographySergey Zubikov
Edited byAlexander Pozhenskiy
Production
company
21kin
Release date
  • October 16, 2013 (2013-10-16)
Running time
72 minutes
CountryRussia
LanguageRussian
Box office$13,970[1]

Plot

The film has two story-lines or "realities". The main characters are lovers, Maria and Vasin who discover they have access to an alternate reality wherein missed opportunities have become realities.

In the film's first act, subtitled "The Pilot", Maria finds that she is in love with Vasin again after rejecting his marriage proposal twenty years earlier, when he was a lieutenant in the Russian Air Force. Vasin also lives a life of regrets, and wishes he was able to pursue his unfulfilled dream of becoming a film director.

In the second act, "A Film Director", Maria is transported into a different reality. In this reality, she marries Vasin, and he becomes a film director. The plot questions whether they are truly happy with each other, despite having their wishes granted.

Cast
  • Konstantin Yushkevich as Vasin
  • Alexandra Kulikova as Maria
  • Alexander Pozhenskiy as Anton

Production

Principal photography took only one month to complete, with an eighteen-day post-production period. It was filmed in Moscow and completed on May 9, 2013. The first screening took place at the RIA Novosti press-center on October 12, 2013.[3] The film's age rating in Russia is 18+.

Distribution

Cinematic release

The official premiere took place in a 35mm cinema theater in Moscow[4] on October 16, 2013. The premiere in St. Petersburg was on October 31, 2013.[5] The film was available in theaters in eighteen Russian cities in the Cinema Park Cinema Theaters network[6] and in 35mm Khudozhestvenniy, Rodina, Dom Kino, and Slava cinema theaters until November 28, 2013. In the 45th week of 2013, the film was number two[7] on the Russian box office chart in the limited release category.

Film festivals

The film has been featured at a number of film festivals. It opened the fourth Drugoe Kino film festival.[8] On November 7, 2013, the film was shown at the 10th International Charitable Film Festival, Luch Angela in Moscow.[9] The film was selected to be shown at the XXIInd St. Petersburg International Film Festival, Festival Festivaley,[10] which was held on June 23–29, 2014. The film was also included in the competitive program of the Arthouse Film Festival— Kinolikbez-V,[11] which took place in Barnaul from May 14 to 17, 2014.

The film was accepted at the 14th International TV and Movies Forum competition, Vmeste,[12] held on August 22–28, 2014, in Yalta. It was also chosen to be included in the program for the sixth Strana National Award Ceremony,[13] which took place from March 17–19, 2015, during the Moscow Teleshow content market.

Online

The film was released via video on demand online services on December 3, 2013. Since January 1, 2014, it has been available online free of charge.

It is a first of sorts in that it is the first Russian feature film on the Internet available in 4K resolution.[14][15]

Television

The television premiere was on August 16, 2014, on the NTV Plus channel program Our New Films.[16] Since then, the film has been broadcast on the channel from time to time. On October 18, 2014, it was broadcast on TV1000 Russkoe Kino.[17] On October 26, 2014, it appeared on Tricolor TV channel Nashe HD,[18] and on February 7, 2015, it appeared on the Mir channel.[19]

Further reading

References
  1. "About a wife, a dream and another..." Kinobusiness.com.
  2. "About a Wife, a Dream and Another... (screening in RIA Novosti press-center)". RIA Novosti.
  3. "Pre-premiere screening: "About a wife, a dream and another..." film by Alexander Pozhenskiy". RIA Novosti.
  4. Milena Musina (October 16, 2013). "About a wife, a dream and another..." ”Drugoe Kino”. Archived from the original on March 12, 2014.
  5. "Scheduled for the "Days of Drugoe Kino" Festival in CINEMA PARK,". Cinema Park. October 30, 2013.
  6. "About a wife, a dream and another..." Cinema Park.
  7. "Box office". Kinobusiness.com.
  8. Milena Musina (October 15, 2013). ""Drugoe Kino" festival – today!". ”Miscellaneous Cinema”. Archived from the original on March 12, 2014.
  9. ""Luch Angela": 2013 screenings schedule". "Luch Angela”. Archived from the original on March 7, 2014.
  10. "The Program of the XXIInd St. Petersburg International Film Festival "Festival Festivaley"". "Festival Festivaley".
  11. "The Competitive Program 2014". "Kinolikbez".
  12. "The Selection Commetee named the best TV Feature Films". "Vmeste". Archived from the original on August 13, 2014.
  13. "National Award 'Strana' Ceremony will take place from 17th to 19th of March". National Award 'Strana'.
  14. "Ivi.ru announced to be the first in runet to show a film in 4K format". Business FM.
  15. E. Baranova. "4K Market". TeleMultiMedia.
  16. "About a Wife, a Dream and Another..." "Our New Films" NTV Plus. Archived from the original on November 12, 2014.
  17. "About a Wife, a Dream and Another..." TV1000 "Russian Kino". Archived from the original on November 12, 2014.
  18. "About a Wife, a Dream and Another..." Tricolor TV. Archived from the original on November 12, 2014.
  19. "TV program for 07.02.15". Mir.
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