| An Independent Life (Самостоятельная жизнь) | |
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| Directed by | Vitali Kanevsky |
| Written by | Vitali Kanevsky |
| Produced by | Philippe Godeau |
| Starring | Pavel Nazarov |
| Cinematography | Vladimir Brylyakov |
| Music by | Boris Rychkov |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | Russia |
| Language | Russian |
An Independent Life (Russian:Самостоятельная жизнь,translit. Samostoyatelnaya zhizn) is a 1992 Russian film directed byVitali Kanevsky. It is the second in atrilogy of autobiographical films. The film was aninternational co-production between companies inRussia,France and theUK, includingStudioCanal andPolyGram Filmed Entertainment. It tied withDream of Light to win theJury Prize, the third most prestigious award of the event, at theCannes Film Festival in 1992.[citation needed]
The sequel of the “Freeze, Die, Come, to Life!,” this is drama tells the story of life in a provincial city at the sunset of theStalinist period of theSoviet Union. The story picks up where the previous film in the trilogy left off: 1950s inPartizansk, a small mining town in the SovietFar East. Three years after the death of Galya - the heroine of the previous film - protagonist Valerka falls in love with her sister. Already an adult, an independent person, his whole life lies ahead as he begins to navigate his newfound independence and falling in love.
It was entered into the1992 Cannes Film Festival, where it won theJury Prize.[1] It was also nominated for theGolden Bear at the42nd Berlin International Film Festival.[2]
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