The Horse, the Violin and a Little Bit Nervous

Overview

Irina Evteeva’s debut quickly became a kind of manifesto for the one-room experimental studio: it defines classification by interweaving animation, appropriated footage, feature and documentary to form a unique whole, a film that rushes backwards into the future, thereby re-inventing Futurism. Mayakovskiy is the star; his occasional presence holds together a film driven by the sound, the beat, of his poetry. Evteeva develops a dramatic structure of flaring, fading, being from light: violin strings become rays, quivering dull yellow spots, pictures. The plot assails the material from which it derives energy from material. History, growling and roaring, finds its form.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1991

Original language

Russian

Spoken languages

russian

Countries

Soviet Union

Production

Lenfilm,PIEF Film Studio,Lenfilm, PIEF Film Studio

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt3975508