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

Global distributor

Edition Salzgeber

Local distributor

Otaku MTÜ

In cinema

6/16/2021