The Vanished Empire
Northwest Film Forum
Seattle, WA
(Karen Shakhnazarov, 2008, Russia, 105 min)
In The Vanished Empire, Karen Shakhnazarov, a prolific and under-recognized Russian filmmaker with a surrealist touch, views the collapse of the Soviet Union as an inevitable conflation of the younger generations natural impulse to reject the past for the seductive power of popular culture that can seep through even the most rigidly patrolled borders. The movie doesnt strain for symbolism, but you might view Sergey, wonderfully played by Alexander Lyapin, as the embodiment of a young generation of Russians recklessly barging into an unforeseeable future. He is the ringleader of a group of three close friends, including Kostya (Ivan Kupreyenko), the bass player in a local rock band and the earnest, geeky Stepan (Yegor Baranovsky), who share the usual excruciating post adolescent rites of passage.
Note: Please arrive 20 minutes prior to any screening. Seating is guaranteed up to 10 minutes prior to showtime.
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Sales have ended for this event. Tickets may still be available at the door.
This event has ended or online sales are no longer available. Tickets may still be available at the NWFF box office 30 minutes prior to showtime. Please visit www.nwfilmforum.org for a schedule of upcoming events. |
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| First: | Saturday Jan 02, 2010 7:00 PM | | Last: | Thursday Jan 07, 2010 9:15 PM |
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Northwest Film Forum
1515 - 12th Ave (@ Pike)
Seattle, WA 98122
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