Save and Protect
Spasi i sokhrani
Genre
Historical drama
Director
Aleksander Sokurov
Run time
2h 47min
Cast
Robert Vaab, Cecile Zervudacki, Aleksandr Abdulov, Vjatšeslav Rogovoi
Inspired by Flaubert's Madame Bovary, Sokurov's Save and Protect recalls the most crucial events of Emma's decline and fall, including affairs with an aristocratic and a student. Focusing on passion from a woman's perspective and downplaying plot, Sokurov explores his subject in exquisite detail, capturing not only the heat of passion but also the quiet moments before and after and the innocent sensuousness of the body.
Genre
Historical drama
Director
Aleksander Sokurov
Run time
2h 47min
Cast
Robert Vaab, Cecile Zervudacki, Aleksandr Abdulov, Vjatšeslav Rogovoi
Inspired by Flaubert's Madame Bovary, Sokurov's Save and Protect recalls the most crucial events of Emma's decline and fall, including affairs with an aristocratic and a student. Focusing on passion from a woman's perspective and downplaying plot, Sokurov explores his subject in exquisite detail, capturing not only the heat of passion but also the quiet moments before and after and the innocent sensuousness of the body.
Info
Rating
(none)
Production year
1989
Local distributor
Otaku MTÜ
In cinema
6/16/2021