Dead Man's Letters

[77] the inspiration lopushanksy draws from tarkovsky is abrasively apparent when watching. the apocalyptic setting, the philosophical dialogue, and the desolate production design are all trademark aspects from stalker — the film lopushansky worked on — that are executed competently, yet admittedly lackluster in comparison. where lopushansky manages to differentiate himself is the way he delivers a certain mood and tone within his jarring editing, whereas tarkovsky will typically play the themes a lot more straight-faced. multiple editing segments have emotional power behind it that... read more

عزيزي إريك: يقول البعض أن الأطفال يعيشون بمتعة التعرف على العالم، لكنني مقتنع أنهم حتى في أسعد لحظاتهم، يعيشون بالخوف read more

nothing like some incredibly bleak soviet cinema to really ruin your mood. letterboxd says dead man's letters is sci-fi but i don't entirely agree. it might have some elements of that, but it's really 95% depressing drama. i enjoyed dead man's letters despite it looking and feeling about 40 years older than it actually is. i'm not sure if "enjoyed" is really the right word for it but i certainly... watched it. and i had feelings of dread and hopelessness. so i think in that regard the film is definitely a success. that said, you get the same experience from come and see, which came out a year... read more