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Summary:

The film represents life in a godforsaken Russian village. The only way to reach the mainland is to cross the lake by boat and a postman became the only connection with the outside world. The postman's beloved woman escapes the village life and moves to the city. The postman makes a decision to leave for the city too but returns before long with no certain reason. The script is based on real characters' stories. People from the village play their own parts in the film. The search for the protagonist lasted for over a year. Also released as Belye nochi pochtalyona Alekseya Tryapitsyna. Silver Lion-Best Director, Venice Film Festival, 2014. Silver Lady Harimaguada-Best Film, Las Palmas Film Festival, 2015. Best Screenplay, Golden Eagle Awards, Russia, 2015. Nominated for Best Film, Faro Island Film Festival, 2014. Nominated for Best Film, Russian Guild of Film Critics, 2015. In Russian with English subtitles. Directed by Andrey Konchalovskiy. Russia.

Contributors:

Infobase , film distributor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/fds

Echelon Studios Inc (Firm)

Languages:

Russian
English

Language Notes:

Closed-captioned.

Genres:

Internet videos

Online media

General Notes:

Streaming media.
Originally released by Echelon Studios Inc, 2014.
Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on March 10, 2023.
Restricted to the University of North Texas System.
Title from distributor's description

Audience:

Grades: 9 - 12, Academic/AP

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file (1 hr., 36 min., 53 sec)) : sound.

Audio Characteristics:

digital

Digital Characteristics:

video file

Call Numbers:

Online Video

Other Standard Numbers:

Publisher Number, Infobase: 285599

OCLC Numbers:

1373647410

Other Control Numbers:

1000285599 (source: FOD)
[Unknown Type]: wcc1000285599