Beanpole is continuing LA run at Lumiere Cinema at Music Hall. In post-WWII Leningrad, two women, Iya and Masha (astonishing newcomers Viktoria Miroshnichenko and Vasilisa Perelygina), intensely bonded after fighting side by side as anti-aircraft gunners, attempt to readjust to a haunted world. As the film begins, Iya, long and slender and towering over everyone-hence the film’s title-works as a nurse in a shell-shocked hospital, presiding over traumatized soldiers. A shocking accident brings them closer and also seals their fates.
The 28-year-old Russian director Kantemir Balagov won Un Certain Regard’s Best Director prize at this year’s Cannes Film Festival for this richly burnished, occasionally harrowing rendering of the persistent scars of war. The film stars Viktoria Miroshnichenko, Vasilisa Perelygina & Andrey Bykov.
“Critic’s Pick! Dazzling… a brilliantly told, deeply moving story about love.” – Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
“Ferocious and extraordinary. You often have to remind yourself to breathe.” – Jessica Kiang, Variety
“Remarkably beautiful. Directed with extraordinary intimacy. Beanpole is exceptional in every way.” – Justin Chang, NPR
Shortlisted for the Oscar for Best International Feature
Winner: Best Director ― Un Certain Regard, Cannes Film Festival
Official Selection: NYFF, Telluride Film Festival, TIFF
Germany-France | 2019 | 86 Minutes | Color | In Russian with English Subtitules.
