Violin (2017 film)
Violin (Russian: Скрипка) is the final novel of the film trilogy "Witnesses".[1] The film opens at the beginning of the 20th century in a violin shop, where an instrument was created as a present for a Jewish boy. Later that violin became a witness to the tragic events that took place during the Holocaust. When the instrument turned a hundred years old, its journey ended a concert at the Wailing Wall.[2]
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Directed by | Konstantin Fam |
Produced by | Konstantin Fam Alex A. Petruhin Boris Mints Egor Odintsov |
Starring | Lenn Kudrjawizki Vladimir Koshevoy Mikhail Gorevoy Vyacheslav Chepurchenko Maria King Marusya Zykova Alexey Petrukhin Anzhelika Kashirina Alim Kandur Vyacheslav Ganenko |
Music by | Egor Romanenko |
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Running time | 35 minutes |
Country | Russia |
Plot
The world of the film forms around a unique musical instrument and its incredible journey, that involved witnessing all the horrors of the war. It opens in a violin shop, where at the beginning of the 20th century an instrument was created as a present for a Jewish boy. It ends many years later by a concert at the Wailing Wall.[3]
Cast
- Lenn Kudrjawizki as Leonid Shtiller
- Vladimir Koshevoi as Leo Shtiller
- Mikhail Gorevoy as Richard
- Vyacheslav Chepurchenko as Kurt
- Maria King as Rachel
- Maria Zykova as Ada
- Alex A. Petruhin as Otto
- Anzhelika Kashirina as Katya
- Alim Kandur as Shlomo
- Vyacheslav Ganenko as Moshe
Production
Filmmakers from Russia, Israel, the United States, Belarus and the Czech Republic participated in the production. The filming took place in Moscow, New-York, Prague, Brest, Minsk and ended in Jerusalem with accordance of the novel's plot.[4]
The film was created with the financial support of the Ministry for Culture of Russia, as well as private philanthropists.
Confession
Film premiered as part of the competition program of the 39th Moscow International Film Festival in June 2017.[5] It is also longlisted for the Academy Award for Live Action Short Film.[6][7]
Accolades
Awards
- 39th Moscow International Film Festival, Competition program[8]
- The film is longlisted for the Academy Award for Live Action Short Film, 2017[9][10]
- The film was nominated for the Golden Eagle Award of National Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences of Russia for Best Short Film, 2017[11]
- Sochi International Film Awards (Russia), the award of the name of Vera Glagoleva; the special award of the Short Film Contest "For the Preservation of Historical Memory"[12]
Official partners
References
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- "В рамках ММКФ в Доме кино прошла "Неделя белорусских фильмов в России"". 28 June 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
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- Inc., TV Rain. "Музыка перед расстрелом: интервью с режиссером короткометражки "Скрипка" о Холокосте, которая выдвинута от России на "Оскар"". Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- "СКРИПКА :: Каталог фильмов :: Московский Международный кинофестиваль". 39.moscowfilmfestival.ru. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- "Российский короткометражный фильм "Скрипка" поборется за "Оскар"". Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- "Шнейдеров: Короткометражка "Скрипка" имеет все шансы на статуэтку "Оскара"". Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- "Номинанты премии "Золотой Орел" за 2017 год". www.kinoacademy.ru. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- "Короткометражный фильм "Скрипка" режиссёра Константина Фама получил награду имени Веры Глаголевой". glasnarod.ru. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- "Премьера фильма "Свидетели", созданного при поддержке ФЕОР, состоится в День памяти жертв Холокоста — Лехаим". lechaim.ru. Retrieved 21 February 2018.