Petersburg
Петербург
Synopsis
A poetic essay on the city of St. Petersburg in the 18th century, based on poems by Alexander Pushkin and Alexander Blok and a novel by Andrey Belyi. The film contains reworked footage from Aleksey Batalov's "Overcoat", Eisenstein´s "Strike", Petrov's "Peter The First", Tikhomirov's "The Queen Of Spades" and others. Petersburg is an unbounded visual fantasy where reality and imagination merge into one. The history of the city represented in a digital form may live its independent life. Yevteyeva presents sights of St.Petersburg that have become the genetic code of the Russian culture in a particular manner in her film. Each shot of the film was hand-painted with special strokes.
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Irina Evteeva
- Screenplay & Story
- Irina Evteeva, Andrei Chernykh, Yuriy Kravtsov
- Original Title
- Петербург
- Country of Origin
- Russia
- Spoken Languages
- Russian
- Runtime
- 53m
- Production Studios
- Lenfilm
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Irina Evteeva
Irina Evteeva, Andrei Chernykh, Yuriy Kravtsov
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Irina Evteeva
Director
Irina Evteeva
Writer
Andrei Chernykh
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Yuriy Kravtsov
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What is Petersburg about?
A poetic essay on the city of St. Petersburg in the 18th century, based on poems by Alexander Pushkin and Alexander Blok and a novel by Andrey Belyi. The film contains reworked footage from Aleksey Batalov's "Overcoat", Eisenstein´s "Strike", Petrov's "Peter The First", Tikhomirov's "The Queen Of Spades" and others. Petersburg is an unbounded visual fantasy where reality and imagination merge into one. The history of the city represented in a digital form may live its independent life. Yevteyeva presents sights of St.Petersburg that have become the genetic code of the Russian culture in a particular manner in her film. Each shot of the film was hand-painted with special strokes.
Who directed Petersburg?
Petersburg was directed by Irina Evteeva.
Who stars in Petersburg?
The principal cast of Petersburg includes Aleksandr Cherednik, Svetlana Svirko, Semyon Strugachyov, Yekaterina Petrenko.
When was Petersburg released and how long is it?
Petersburg was released in 2003 with a total runtime of 53m.