Description
In 2016 a fishing boat off the Icelandic coast hauled up four reels of Derevensky detektiv (The Village Detective), a Soviet-era film starring the well-known Russian actor Mikhail Zharov. The discovery led filmmaker Bill Morrison (Dawson City: Frozen Time) on a fascinating cinematic odyssey.
The decayed footage is woven together with clips from Zharov’s lengthy filmography, and an entrancing score by David Lang, to tell the story of its star – and of Soviet cinema itself. Morrison creates a unique and mesmerising document, reflecting how life, history, and art intersect and endure forever on film.
BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS
- The Village Detective: A Song Cycle (2021) presented from a 4K master, supervised and approved by director Bill Morrison.
- Newly filmed, exclusive interview with Bill Morrison
- Bill Morrison’s short films:
- Beyond Zero: 1914-1918 (2014, 40 mins) – Blu-ray premiere
- The Unchanging Sea (2018, 30 mins) – Blu-ray premiere
- Sunken Films (2020, 11 minutes)
- Let Me Come In (2021, 11 minutes)
- Trailer
- Booklet with new writing on the film by Peter N Walsh
- 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio and 2.0 Stereo LPCM
- UK premiere on Blu-ray.
- Region free Blu-ray (A/B/C).
- ALL PRODUCTS ARE ORDERED FROM THE SUPPLIER ON ORDER CONFIRMATION.
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