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Many countries in Eurasia are known for their cinematic traditions. As economies have recovered after the turbulent 90s, so has production of local cinema and TV. Some of these efforts are even now competing locally with international offerings and even becoming known abroad. More recently, Eurasia has also become known as a software hub generating video games popular the world over.

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May 11, 2011

The Conscript and the Commander: The Pictorial Tradition in Sokurov’s Confession

In Confession [Povinnost’, 1998] Russian director Aleksandr Sokurov explores the world of post-Soviet naval service in a lengthy, made-for-television documentary. Marked by Sokurov’s distinctive use of painterly cinematography, Confession’s visual qualities distinguish it from typical examples of documentary film. Disavowing conventional narrative structures such as plot, easily comprehensible symbolism, and transparent social commentary, Sokurov constructs a deeply personal vision […]

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