The Postman's White Nights

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Audience Member The Postman's White Nights is a 2014 Russian drama film directed by Andrei Konchalovsky. The film tells the story of the people of a remote Russian village, whose main contact with the outside world is a postman. It was selected for the In Competition section at the 71st Venice International Film Festival and won the Silver Lion. Vision wrote, although the film received generally positive reviews from critics, I wouldn't go farther than that. All actors in the film are non-professionals, which answers the question to why there was no drama in a drama film. In September 2014, director Konchalovsky withdrew the film from the list of films being considered for the Russian entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. I wonder why? It felt to me more like a quasi-documentary than a film. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/20/25 Full Review Andrew H H A meandering, plotless narrative made good by moments of surreal clarity, and stunning location. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 08/25/23 Full Review Audience Member I cannot give more than two stars. The scenery was gorgeous, would have also wanted to see it in winter though. But, as in many of the russian films, it is just depressing; vodka, madness, vodka. At least in this one there was no corruption, much, and the postman had been sober for 2 years, pretty much the only one in the village though. I keep wondering why the russian ministry of culture finances films that show the current, still soviet style life in the country to the outer world? How are we supposed to feel about it? What are we to think? At the same time, in the back ground you see a missile taking of, so not everyone is poor, miserable and forgotten, clearly. Disturbing and..... depressing. Gorgeous log houses though :) Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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