The Lonely Voice of Man
– The film is Sokurov's feature film debut and is based on the novel The River Potudan by Andrei Plato..
The film is Sokurov's feature film debut and is based on the novel The River Potudan by Andrei Platonov. It's a story about the lives of people in the Russian countryside in the beginning of the 20th century. The film was completed in 1979 as a graduation film, but was banned by the Soviet state and didn't premiere until 1987.
Release Date:
01 Oct 1987
Language:
Russian
Director:
Aleksandr Sokurov
Writer:
Yuriy Arabov, Andrey Platonov (novel)
Main Actors:
Vladimir Degtyarev, Vladimir Gladyshev, Tatyana Goryacheva, Andrey Gradov
Plot:
Nikita, haunted by the civil war, meets Luba, who is as deeply moral and lonely as he is.
Awards:
1 win & 2 nominations.
Ratings: