Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Iceland, July 9, 2016. The surprising discovery of a canister —containing four reels of The Village Detective (Деревенский детектив), a 1969 Soviet film—, caught in the nets of an Icelandic trawler, is the first step in a fascinating journey through the artistic life of film and stage actor Mikhail Ivanovich Zharov (1899-1981), icon and star of an entire era of Russian cinema.
The Village Detective: A Song Cycle explores themes of propaganda, cinema on cinema, found footage. A blend of Documentary and History, it is available to stream for free in HD on Ernax — no account required.
Genre: Documentary, History
Runtime: 81 min
Director: Bill Morrison
Writers: Bill Morrison
Cast: Gísli Fannar Gylfason, Erlendur Sveinsson, Pyotr Bagrov, Mikhail Zharov, Czar Nicholas II of Russia, Vladimir Lenin, Joseph Stalin, Leon Trotsky
Budget: $0M
Country: United States of America
Language: English, Icelandic, Russian
Themes: propaganda, cinema on cinema, found footage, russian history, portrait of an artist, soviet union history
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