About the film

Impressive visual material of the siege of Leningrad as a breathtaking reanimation of reality. The images comprise only material Sergei Loznitsa found in the archives in Moscow about the siege of Leningrad during the World War II. By providing the originally silent images with a meticulously reconstructed and almost perfect soundtrack, the scenes from everyday life under siege seem to be set in the present. By not intervening in the montage but giving the scenes room to tell a story, the scenes transcend the specific historic events and lead a new life. They do not evoke memories of the past, but become a breathtaking reanimation of reality.

Wybrane festiwale i nagrody / Selected festivals and awards: 2005 – MFF Stalker Moskwa: Nagroda Jury / IFF Stalker Moscow: Jury Award, 2005 – MFF Kontakt Kijów: Grand Prix / IFF Kontakt Kiev: Grand Prix, 2006 – MFF Kraków: Złoty Smok / IFF Cracow: Golden Dragon, 2006 – MFF Jeruzalem: Najlepszy Film Dokumentalny / IFF Jerusalem: Best Documentary Film

Attend the masterclass by Sergei Loznitsa. Warsaw, Tuesday, May 14, Kinoteka. More in films and events schedule or at www.planetedocff.pl