Latvian filmsGorbachev. ParadiseDirector Vitaly Manski at the Amsterdam International Documentary Film Festival (IDFA) awarded a prize Ilze Pelnēna, a representative of the festival “Artdocfest / Riga”, informed about the best directing. –
An award ceremony took place at the Amsterdam International Documentary Film Festival on 26 November, which, like most other festival events, was held online due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Among the awarded films is also the film “Gorbachev, produced by the Latvian studio“ Vertov ”and included in the main feature film competition of IDFA. Paradise ”, directed by Vitaly Manski, received the IDFA Award for Best Directing.
Pelnena noted that “Gorbachev. Paradise ”was one of the few films that was shown in the cinema, because due to the existing restrictions, the festival takes place mainly online. Therefore, the premiere of the film took place in IDFA, with only the director and 30 spectators in the big hall of the Amsterdam cinema “Tuschinski”.
The film “Gorbachev. Paradise
Foto: Yuriy Feklistov
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Manska’s latest film “Gorbachev. Paradise ”tells the story of a man whose changes changed the world. As explained in the film’s description, Gorbachev was an architect of “openness” (Glasnost) and “reconstruction” (Perestroika). Demolition of the Berlin Wall. But also the silencer of the Chernobyl accident, the oppressor of the protesters in Tbilisi and Baku. The Soviet empire collapsed during his reign and his own people now condemn him for it. With the burden of past events on his shoulders, the lonely man spends his days in an empty suburban house in Moscow. ”
Director Vitaly Manski said of his film: “Mikhail Gorbachev will have monuments all over the world. Somewhere very soon, somewhere – in Russia, for example – it will be many years before there is a sense of what this man has done for history. But I wanted to see behind the coolness of bronze or marble a man who alone decided to make the world a better place. It is with this motivation that we have long persuaded the tired 90-year-old to let us into his world of loneliness, frustration and the happiness of freedom! ”
The film “Gorbachev. Paradise
Foto: Yuriy Feklistov
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Latvian viewers have the opportunity to watch the film “Gorbachev. Paradīze ”will be at the first international documentary film festival“ Artdocfest / Riga ”, which has been postponed to March 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
“Gorbachev. Paradise ”is a joint production of studios Vertov (Latvia) and HypermarketFilms (Czech Republic). The Latvian side of the film’s creative team is represented by sound director Anrijs Krenbergs, composer Kārlis Auzāns, editing director Jevgēņijs Ribalko, as well as director Vitalijs Manskis and producer Natālija Manska.
The film was made in collaboration with the TV channels “Arte” and “Настоящее время” and Czech television. The film was financially supported by the National Film Center and the Czech Film Foundation.
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