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Juho KuosmanenCinematography:
Jani-Petteri PassiCast:
Seidi Haarla, Yuriy Borisov, Yuliya Aug, Dinara Drukarova, Tomi Alatalo, Viktor Chuprov, Denis Pyanov, Полина Ауг, Natalya DrozdVOD (1)
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Cannes Grand Prix winner Compartment No. 6 follows young Finnish archaeology student Laura, who is convinced by her lecturer and lover to take a trip to an ancient site of petroglyphs near the Arctic Circle. However, when she boards the long-distance train to take her there, she finds that she has to share her carriage with Ljoha, a foul-mouthed, misogynistic drunk travelling to his new job as a miner. Initially, they seem to have nothing in common, but the more time Laura spends with Ljoha the more he thaws, revealing an unforeseen kindness beneath the macho façade. This chance meeting between the two occupants of compartment no. 6 brings about an awakening within them, forming a bond they will never forget. (Curzon Film World)
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After receiving many accolades from the Cannes festival, I perhaps expected a little more than I got from Compartment No. 6 in the end. It is such a sweet, guileless railway road-movie drama about two lonely souls coming together, and people are certainly not going to find it disappointing, although they are probably not going to find it that impressive either. Sadly, I just have to add that, even after enough of a break from the hustle and bustle of the movie festival, I found this screening just as long and exhausting as the maddeningly long train journey across Russia from Moscow to Murmansk. The one-hundred-and-seven minute running time feels more like one-hundred-and-forty-seven minutes. [KVIFF 2021]
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This time, the most hyped piece from Karlovy Vary is probably Coupé No. 6. I'm not saying that it was bad, it's just a slightly different story about friendship and love that benefits mainly from above-average acting performances, a confined environment, and as far as Yuri Borisov is concerned, I believe he deserves some recognition and we will hear more about him. Unfortunately, in terms of storytelling and depth, it's almost empty because the viewer actually gets just an emotional drama and nothing that should have more substance. The finale simply fizzled out too much, and one would expect more from the enthusiastic reviews. But I'm not criticizing it, it was a pleasant undemanding piece, except that my experience was ruined by a lady wearing half a bottle of the cheapest fragrance from the drugstore. It was really hard to breathe in the overcrowded Grand Hall. KVIFF 2021
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This original romance about the gradual coming together of opposites has great actors and the perfectly crafted poetic-realistic setting of the worn-out interiors of Russian trains (which look quite similar to the interiors of the trains operated by Czech Railways), as well as excellent camerawork and colors. Upon reaching the final destination, however, the wheels basically come off the film and the central couple’s mating call is no longer nearly as interesting as their preceding quarrels. Mainly due to the incompatibility of the two characters, which is built up from the beginning, as she is an intellectual lesbian university student and he is a primitive, uncouth, drunken miner (though with a good heart), the romantic plot in their case is somewhat beyond the realm of believability.
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