“Russian Reserve” is a Russian documentary film of 2008, directed by Valery Timoshchenko .
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| Genre | documentary |
| Producer | Valery Timoshchenko |
| Author script | Valery Timoshchenko |
| In the main cast | Victor Saltykov |
| Operator | Valery Timoshchenko Natalya Shuvalova Sergey Kuzmin Dmitry Shpilenok |
| Composer | Arvo Pärt Astor Piazolla |
| Film company | Krasnodar film studio |
| Duration | 61 minutes |
| A country |  Russia |
| Tongue | Russian |
| Year | 2008 |
Russian Reserve is a poor village in the Russian outback, the village of Zharki, Yuryevets district, Ivanovo region . Thanks to the efforts of the rural priest Viktor Saltykov, the village did not die, like many others like her, but exists to this day, despite the almost complete isolation from modern civilization. The villagers did not lose hope - they are hardworking, friendly, able to rejoice and love. In modern language, Zharki is an ideal eco-settlement built on ideological foundations, which its organizers associate with old traditions and Orthodox Christianity.
There is no voice-over narration in the film; the whole narrative is based on short stories on a “live” shoot with comments by Archpriest Victor Saltykov. Pictures of rural life and blossoming nature, in harmony and balance with human life, eloquently confirm Father Victor’s words that Russia and the Earth can be saved only when a person wants to save himself - he will leave the race for material wealth and passions, instead of thinking about your soul.
Work on the film was conducted over 5 years. The shooting was supported by the Federal Agency for Culture and Cinematography .
Rewards
- Grand Prix at the XIII International Festival "Radonezh" (2009)
- Grand Prix at the V International Magnificat Festival of Christian Documentary Films (2009)
- “Silver boat” at the “Window to Europe” festival (wording “For a high visual solution”) (2009)
- Grand Prix at the I International Ecological Films Film Forum as part of the Golden Knight festival (2009) [1]
Notes
- ↑ Festival cinema. Out of competition. "Russian Reserve" // TV channel "Culture" (inaccessible link)