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Saturday, 14th June, 2008
Mariya Kozlova directed this beautifully shot and sensitively edited film shot in 35 mm in Black and white by Aleksey Arsentyev. Sound by Aleksey Puzikov, Production VGIK.
Simply titled I Love / Люблю, the film explores the obsession, possession, tension, struggle, pain and vulnerability of Love.
The 10 minutes this film takes to play out is poetically constructed. It vibrates with sensuality and paces like the heart beat of the child within the womb. It will touch you with a range of emotions.
Mariya Kozlova is a rare talent and obviously directs the talents of her team on this film to a high pitch of creativity.
I Love / Люблю: Mariya Kozlova
For more wonderful examples of her documentary work visit her profile on Vimeo.
One of my other favorites of hers is Behind the black Mountain / За черные горы
Director: Mariya Kozlova, Photography: Grigoriy Volodin, Sound: Tatyana Pilipenko
"A really strong man would never show his power.
The real shaman is the same.
He would never shout about it. His fame is given from lip to lip.
Everybody knows him, and everybody keeps in a secret.
He has no gongs and no honors. He is doomed to live in the
complete darkness and to go behind the black mountains
in the total loneliness."
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