The Village Detective: A Song Cycle
Seen it?2021 | 81 min | Documentary, History
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy 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 the curious and history buffs.
- The mood
- Eye-opening.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 21 min.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Iceland, July 9, 2016. The surprising discovery of a canister —containing four reels of The Village Detective (Деревенский детектив), a 1969 Soviet film—, caught in the nets of an Icelandic trawler, is the first step in a fascinating journey through the artistic life of film and stage actor Mikhail Ivanovich Zharov (1899-1981), icon and star of an entire era of Russian cinema.
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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 Bill Morrison
- Gísli Fannar GylfasonSelf - Fróði II Trawler Crew Member
- Erlendur SveinssonSelf - Former NFAI Director
- Pyotr BagrovSelf - Former Gosfilmotond Curator
- Mikhail ZharovSelf - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
- Czar Nicholas II of RussiaSelf (archive footage)
- Vladimir LeninSelf - Politician (archive footage)
- Joseph StalinSelf - Politician (archive footage)
- Leon TrotskySelf - Politician (archive footage)