Ivan Denisovich (film)

Ivan Denisovich
Directed byGleb Panfilov
Written by
Produced by
Starring
Narrated byLeonid Yarmolnik
Cinematography
Production
companies
Distributed byCentral Partnership
Release date
  • September 23, 2021 (2021-09-23)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryRussia
LanguageRussian

Ivan Denisovich, also in English speaking regions titled as 100 Minutes (Russian: Иван Денисович) is a 2021 Russian historical war drama film directed by Gleb Panfilov, a film adaptation based on the story by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich.[1][2][3] The film premiered at the 2021 Locarno International Film Festival.[4] It was theatrically released on September 23, 2021 by Central Partnership.[5] This was Panfilov’s final film before his death 2023.

Plot

Soldier Ivan Denisovich Shukhov was taken prisoner by the Germans, and after leaving it, he ended up in his homeland as a prisoner and he began to build a giant space industry plant. In conditions of hunger, humiliation and fear, he managed to maintain honesty and openness to the world, but will he be able to go free and meet with his daughters?[6]

Cast

Reception

The film went on the shortlist for the Golden Eagle Award, along with such works as Persian Lessons and Silver Skates in the Best Film category.[7]

Anton Dolin of Meduza praised the film, saying "Panfilov's film is a whole iconostasis of images, which one would like to carefully examine and which is not easily forgotten."[8]

References

  1. ^ «Иван Денисович»: опубликованы трейлер и постер нового фильма Глеба Панфилова
  2. ^ В Локарно покажут фильм Панфилова и Чуриковой по Солженицыну
  3. ^ Andrei Plakhov. «Я придумал свою историю Ивана Денисовича». Глеб Панфилов — о киноверсии рассказа Солженицына
  4. ^ Georg Szalai. "Locarno Film Festival Adds Two Titles to Complete Lineup". Hollywood Reporter.
  5. ^ Фильм «Иван Денисович» Глеба Панфилова выйдет в прокат 23 сентября
  6. ^ Иван Денисович (2021)
  7. ^ ""Иван Денисович" и "Серебряные коньки" вошли в шорт-лист "Золотого орла"" ["Ivan Denisovich" and "Silver Skates" went into the shortlist for "Golden Eagle"]. TASS (in Russian). Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  8. ^ Dolin, Anton. ""Иван Денисович" — страшная сказка Глеба Панфилова о счастливом человеке в ГУЛАГе" ["Ivan Denisovich" is Gleb Panfilov's frightening tale of a happy man living in the GULAG]. Meduza (in Russian). Retrieved 11 January 2022.


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