Karen SHAKHNAZAROV Карен ШАХНАЗАРОВ Karen CHAKHNAZAROV   Russia, 2004, 103 mn  Colour, fiction

Rider named Death ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ Всадник по имени Смерть    Le Cavalier de la mort  Vsadnik po imeni Smert

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Plot synopsis

Based on V.Ropshin`s (B.Savinkov`s) novel "Pale horse"
In the beginning of the 20th century, Russia was shocked by a series of cold-blooded murders. These killings were carried out by the "fighting organization," a socialist revolutionary group that directed acts of terrorism against various high officials of the state in different cities. The group is headed by George, and includes bomb maker Erne, who is devoted to him, and bomb throwers Vanya, Henry and Fyodor. As they try to achieve their main objective -- the murder of Grand Duke Sergey Aleksandrovich -- the story reveals their feelings and aspirations. They are terrorists for a variety of reasons: for love, revenge, principles and a belief in a better future. As their attempts on the Grand Duke's life fall short, members of the organization disappear. George suddenly realizes that he would do anything to kill the Duke...
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Commentaries and bibliography

Karen Shakhnazarov, A Rider named Death [Vsadnik po imeni smerti] (2004), Yelena MONASTIREVA-ANSDELL, kinokultura.com, 2005

 

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Selected in the following festivals :

- Cycle "Cinema against terrorism", Different cities (Russia), 2012

- Strasbourg two weeks of Russian cinema, Strasbourg (France), 2011

- Paris Russian Film Festival, Paris (France), 2011

- Moscow, St-Petersburg, two capitals, one country, Toulouse (France), 2010

- Moscow, St-Petersburg : two faces of Russia, Paris (France), 2010

- Days of the russian cinema in Tunisia, Tunis / Sousse / Hammamet (Tunisia), 2010

- Die russische Filmwoche im Burg Kino, Vienna (Austria), 2009

- Festival of contemporary russian films, Prague (Czech Republic), 2009

- Paris Russian Film Festival, Paris (France), 2009

- Rabat International Film Festival, Rabat (Morocco), 2009

- Sputnik nad Polska, Warsaw (Poland), 2009

- International Film Festival of Kerala : IFFK, Kerala (India), 2008

- Osaka European Film Festival, Osaka (Japan), 2008

- Russian film festival in Sweden 'KinoRiurik', Stockholm (Sweden), 2007

- Cairo International Film Festival, Cairo (Egypt), 2005

- Russian Art Festival, Cannes (France), 2005

- World Film Festival, Montreal (Canada), 2004

- Honfleur Russian Film Festival, Honfleur (France), 2004

- Open Russian Film Festival Kinotavr, Sochi (Russia), 2004

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Film with English and French subtitles : Click here

 

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