Captured By Therpsychora (0+)
The Audience Award
Russia, 1995, colour, 52 min.
Director: Efim Reznikov
Director: Efim Reznikov
This is a true story taking place at the old building of Perm ballet school in mid-90s. The People’s Actress Ludmila Sakharova and the School’s graduate Natalia Balakhnicheva (now a prime Kremlin Ballet dancer) just work every day. Although the film in centered around ballet, it tells us about something else, namely — the collision of two personalities.
AWARDS
The Grand-Prix of the Open non-fiction film festival Russia, Ekaterinburg, 1995; the prize for the best video film and the spectators’ prize of the international film festival Amascultura, Malaposta, Portugal; The Silver Hugo, Chicago, USA, 1996; The Golden Prize, Biarritz, France, 1997; the nomination of the festival in Stockholm, Sweden, 1997.
Efim Reznikov
Efim Reznikov
was born in 1957. He graduated from the cameramen department of the All-Russia State Institute of Cinematography. Working on the Gorky film studio he shot more than 10 films as a cameraman. In 1990 he was called the best cameraman on the European film festival Felix . 1992 was the year of his debut as a film director - his first film was Dancing Phantoms.
FILMOGRAPHY
The Island In the Midday, 1982; When All Is Obvious, 1987; Aborigine, 1988; Dark Nights Are In the City Of Sochi, 1989; Dancing Phantoms, 1992; Captured By Therpsychora, 1995.
The Audience Award
Russia, 1995, colour, 52 min.
Director: Efim Reznikov
Director: Efim Reznikov
This is a true story taking place at the old building of Perm ballet school in mid-90s. The People’s Actress Ludmila Sakharova and the School’s graduate Natalia Balakhnicheva (now a prime Kremlin Ballet dancer) just work every day. Although the film in centered around ballet, it tells us about something else, namely — the collision of two personalities.
AWARDS
The Grand-Prix of the Open non-fiction film festival Russia, Ekaterinburg, 1995; the prize for the best video film and the spectators’ prize of the international film festival Amascultura, Malaposta, Portugal; The Silver Hugo, Chicago, USA, 1996; The Golden Prize, Biarritz, France, 1997; the nomination of the festival in Stockholm, Sweden, 1997.