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A Blessing or A Curse
  • Director
    Vasily Yatskin
  • Production company
    Studio Kinocontac
  • Director of photography
    Dmitry Chernetsov
  • Editor
    Dmitry Chernetsov
  • IDF Events
    2005 East Silver

A Blessing or A Curse

Blagosloveniye ili proklyatiye, Russia, 2005, 53 min, DV, Society
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He interviewed friends and family members of the deceased: his mother, his sister, and his widow, the Hollywood star Courtney Love. However, after 8 years of research the author found the answers back in Russia, in the life story of another talent, the exceptional pianist Polina Osetinskaya. As a child, Polina gave concerts all around the country. But her talent turned to be a serious trial. Sometimes it even prompted ideas of committing suicide. So is God's gift a blessing or a curse?
Director:
Vasily Yatskin
Screenplay:
Vasily Yatskin
Director of photography:
Dmitry Chernetsov
Editor:
Dmitry Chernetsov
Music:
Sergey Almayev
Languages:
Russian
Subtitles:
English
Studio Kinocontac 30 Mosfilmovskaya Str., apt. 30
119285 Moscow, Russia
Phone:
+7 095 147 64 15
Fax:
+7 095 147 45 27
WWW:
www.geocities.com/kinocontact
Email:
kinocontact@mail.ru
Winner - 2nd National Patriotic Film Contest
An Audience Award - Moscow radonezh FF
The Special Diploma - XIV Zolotoy Vityaz Festival
The Best Debut - 2nd Kiev Pokrov FF

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