Summer House

Overview

Produced for newly independent Sakha television in the early nineties, Summer House is a pioneering document of a film culture in the making. The directorial debut of actor Anatoly Vasiliev, who also stars, the film tells the seemingly simple story of a man returning to his native village to purchase a house, only to find himself caught between the worlds of the living and the dead. Drawing on deep wells of Sakha spirituality and folk symbolism, and cast with local, non-professional actors, Summer House is a rarely-seen gem of independent filmmaking and a key piece of Sakha film history.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 31, 1992

Original language

English

Countries

Russia

Cast

Alexey Popov,Simon Fedotov,Afanasy Fedorov,Vasiliy Aprosimov,Mariya Lukina,Anatoly Vasiliev

Director

Anatoly Vasiliev

Writer

Semyon Ermolaev

Cinematography

Semyon Vasilyev

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt8715760