Retrospective Sokurov was first held in Norway
20:13 21/01/2011
Tromso (Norway), January 21 - RIA Novosti, Anastasia Yakonyuk. Screening of films by Russian director Alexander Sokurov has become one of the main events of the International Film Festival TIFF, which takes place in Tromsø, Norway from 19 to 23 January.
In retrospect, included six films directed that a Norwegian public sees first.
"Sokurov is known in Norway, but more as a producer of feature films. We picked up the diverse, including documentaries director, who are virtually unknown in Norway", - told the RIA Novosti news agency the director of the festival TIFF March Otte, which belongs to the idea of displaying works of Sokurov.
Norwegian viewers have already seen the documentary "Victory Day", which the unfolding events in the Barents Sea, which is particularly close and understandable to the Norwegians living in the north and of particular relevance to the water element.
Three more short films, united in the cycle of "Elegy" - "Spiritual Voices", "Sonata for alto. Dmitri Shostakovich" and "Russian Ark" aroused great interest among the public.
"Even if we knew that there will be only ten people - it's not easy, nemassovoe movie - it still would have thought that our task is done. But some films have collected a full house, and it is said that Sokurov's films are clear and demand today, "- said Otte.
The director was unable to come to Tromsoe, some of his works presented the Norwegian public, his colleague Svetlana Proskurina, who has worked with Sokurov. The film itself Proskurina truce takes part in the competition program. Winners will be announced on Saturday evening.
International Film Festival TIFF - the largest festival of art and documentary films in Norway, held since 1991. Most movies are usually associated with the northern regions of Europe. The competition program involves only the premiere last year. The main prize of the festival, "Aurora" - about 13 thousand euros, issued by the organization wide hire the winning films.
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