Room and a Half
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| Directed by | Andrei Khrzhanovsky |
| Written by | Yuri Arabov Andrei Khrzhanovsky |
| Produced by | Andrei Khrzhanovsky Artyom Vasilyev |
| Starring | Alisa Freindlich Sergei Yursky Grigoriy Dityatkovsky |
| Cinematography | Vladimir Brylyakov |
Production company | School Studio Shar |
| Distributed by | Cinecliq (Russia) Seagull Films (USA) |
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Running time | 130 minutes |
| Country | Russia |
| Language | Russian |
Room and a Half (Russian: Полторы комнаты, или сентиментальное путешествие на родину) is a 2009 Russian biographical film. It won three Nika Awards, including Best Film, Best Director (Khrzhanovsky) and Best Screenplay.[1] It also received the Best Film award in the East of the West section at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.[2]
Plot
[edit]The film is a fictionalized account of writer Joseph Brodsky. Much of the action incorporates animation to create an ethereal feeling. Director Khrzhanovsky stated The Nose or the Conspiracy of Mavericks is a sequel to the Room and a Half. A third sequel is planned that will unite all the films into a future trilogy.[3]
Cast
[edit]- Alisa Freindlich as Mother
- Sergei Yursky as Father
- Grigoriy Dityatkovsky as Joseph Brodsky
Reception
[edit]Room and a Half has an approval rating of 94% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 16 reviews, and an average rating of 7.6/10.[4] Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 76 out of 100, based on 5 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Лауреаты Национальной кинематографической премии "НИКА" за 2009 год". Nika Award.
- ^ "Final Press Release (July 11th, 2009)" (PDF). Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.
- ^ ""Если бы речь шла только об отрицании, пароход современности далеко бы не уплыл"". Коммерсантъ. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
- ^ "A Room and a Half | Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes.
- ^ "Room and a Half". Metacritic.
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