Pure Art

2016 1h 33m RU

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5.5

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★5.5TMDB · 19

MysteryThriller

Synopsis

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Contemporary Russia. Sasha, a beautiful, young photographer, finds her lover, a successful artist, murdered. The police suspect her and the killers want to silence her. She goes on the run from all as she tries to solve this mystery.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Anna Chipovskaya
Sasha
Pyotr Fyodorov
Andrey
Konstantin Yushkevich
Volkov
Ilya Lyubimov
Misha
Anatoliy Belyy
Sledovatel
Aleksandr Yatsenko
Zuev
Lyudmila Chursina
Natalya Nikolaevna
Evgeniya Malakhova
Tamara

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Renat Davletyarov
Writers: Yuri Korotkov, Mark Franchetti, Artem Vitkin
Languages: Russian
Countries: Russia

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ERA

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Released 10 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Renat Davletyarov, shot by Semen Yakovlev. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Denis Surov. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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CAST

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Anna Chipovskaya and Pyotr Fyodorov and Konstantin Yushkevich carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt5920348 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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6 / 6

WILD

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Only 19 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Renat Davletyarov directs. Semen Yakovlev behind the camera. Denis Surov scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Russia. Dialogue in Russian.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 10 years ago.
2Directed by Renat Davletyarov, shot by Semen Yakovlev. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Denis Surov. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Anna Chipovskaya and Pyotr Fyodorov and Konstantin Yushkevich carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt5920348 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 19 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.