Tonight at the Venice film festival, the audience will have the first opportunity to see the film “Paradise” by Russian Director Andrei Konchalovsky. Before the film was shown on film critics. In our material we have gathered for you the first reviews, as Russian media and abroad.
“Paradise” by Andrei Konchalovsky showed at the Venice film festival: review of the first reviews
Anton Dolin: “the Paradise – a completely unusual thing for Konchalovsky’s”the story “Paradise,” condemned the author for a stylized approach historical costume movie, and it is hinted many episodes. However, the dominant aesthetics here paradoxically recorded between documentary accuracy of facts and theatrical Convention drama. In fact, the genre in which you solved a picture — a cross between interrogation and confession. Characters on a neutral grey background sitting in front of the camera (and the viewer), answering questions from an unseen interviewer, and talk about their lives. As well as death. Consequently, the place is heaven or the gate to him.”
Trailer for “Paradise”
Stas Tyrkin: “konchalovskaya took an unexpected film”is sophisticated and beautifully filmed, full global philosophical ideas and accursed questions (and expect you abroad from Russian art), the tragic parabola Konchalovsky perfectly formed in the Venice program, where a lot of searching for God and military retro. Its monolithic presence, she could easily flatten many other contestants and the jury Sam Mendes hardly leave it without prizes.”
Vadim Rutkovsky: “”Paradise” — the film is outstanding. Unexpected. And one of the most interesting in Venice this year””Paradise” is full of surprises. Tune into historic cinematographic novel, and you find yourself in polystylistics (but solid) piece with the mysticism, paradoxes, provocations. Strict, tough and energetic the film; that its author, 79, is extremely difficult to believe”.
Ekaterina Barabash: “This film should have been done certainly in modern Russia”Forget we must pay tribute – he made a film that should have been done certainly in modern Russia, devoid of reflection, convinced of their historic right on all fronts. Now more than ever it is necessary and it is important to recall that the war was all alone, even notorious villains, who invented the gas chambers – people are entitled to their justification before God. The idea is not the newest, but necessary in the era of historical snobbery. By the way, and the French, and not otrefleksirovat neither the French revolution nor the collaboration during the Second world war, it would be nice to learn from the Germans treatment of one’s own guilt”.
Variety: “the Horror on the screen, not at all embellished”After “Son of Saul” gave viewers the opportunity from a different angle to look at the horrors of the Nazi concentration camps, the bar for something new in these stories was lifted up nowhere. The operator Simonov does not embellish the horrors going on on the screen, but gives them a visual austerity and peace of mind that they deserve.”
The Hollywood Reporter: “Konchalovsky at times slightly forgettable”Konchalovsky deliberately alienates the viewer from the characters, their emotions and their environment. Director at times slightly forgettable, recklessly giving vent to the creative imagination. The events taking place with the Jewish people in the concentration camps, he shows with the help of supposedly hidden cameras, complementing their characteristic of archival records creaking. Sadly, in Venice are not awarded technical prizes, but the great Russian cameraman Alexander Simonov was already holding one of them in his hands.”
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