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Dreams of the Past

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2022 | 20 min | Drama, History, War, Music

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for history buffs. If you loved Glory or 1917, start here.
The mood
Intense.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 20 min.
What might put you off
It's in Russian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).

A film about peace, love and war. Dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the end of the Civil War in Russia. The film takes place at the end of the summer of 1917, when Russia and the whole world were at a crossroads between two eras. None of the people could even imagine how much his life would change in the very near future. In a strange way, the atmosphere of the film echoes our current reality and what is happening in Russia today. According to the form of visualization, the film belongs to experimental mockumentary cinema. To give greater authenticity to what is happening on the screen, the shooting was carried out on black-and-white negatives of 16 and 35 mm, hand-operated cameras were used and the material was developed in manual spiral tanks. The documentary chronicle of the Kolchak army of 1919 and the White army in the Far East of 1922 is embedded in the finale of the film.

How it earned its rating

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  • AwardsNot counted

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  • Reach & staying powerWeak

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

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Cast & crew

Directed by Dmitri Frolov

  • Dmitri FrolovOfficer
  • Lyudmila KonyaevaДама
  • Sergey OskolkovMusician
  • Olga KirillovaMarina Tsvetayeva
  • Dmitri IvashentsovPainter
  • Dmitriy ShibanovSailor
  • Natalya SurkovaA figure emerging from the water
  • Oriza TriznyakCemetery Caretaker
  • Alexander Kolchak(archive footage)