Rent Mad Love (1916)

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Synopsis:
It was only in the dying days of the Soviet regime that the work of the Russian film pioneer Evgenii Bauer was rediscovered and celebrated. Before a premature death in 1917 he made over 80 films, of which more than 20 survive. This selection highlights his preoccupation with doomed love and death as well as his creative use of light and mastery of camera movement. This compilation features a specially commissioned new music score for each of the films, by Laura Rossi, Nicholas Brown, and Joby Talbot.

'Twilight of a Woman's Soul' (1913) is Bauer's first surviving film and already shows his masterful use of deep-focus photography.
'After Death' (1915) is adapted from a story by Turgenev and is imbued with one of Bauer's favourite themes: the psychological hold of the dead over the living.
'The Dying Swan' (1916) takes a sardonic view of the popular obsession with morbidity and includes a chilling dream sequence.
Actors:
Vera Chernova, V. Demert, A. Ugrjumov, Vitold Polonsky, Olga Rakhmanova, Vera Karalli, Aleksandr Kheruvimov, Andrej Gromov, Mariya Khalatova, Tamara Gedevanova, , Georg Asagaroff, Vitali Brianski, Andrey Gromov,
Directors:
Evgenii Bauer
Producers:
Aleksandr Khanzhonkov
Writers:
Evgenii Bauer, Ivan Turgenev, V. Demert, Zoya Barantsevich
Aka:
Umirayushchiy Lebed / Posle Smerti / Sumerki Zhenskoy Dushi
Studio:
BFI Video
Genres:
Classics, Drama
Collections:
A History of Soviet Silent Cinema
Countries:
Soviet Union
BBFC:
Release Date:
24/06/2002
Run Time:
145 minutes
Languages:
Russian LPCM Mono, Silent
Subtitles:
English Hard of Hearing
DVD Regions:
Region 2
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Full Screen 1.33:1 / 4:3
Colour:
B & W and Tinted
Bonus:
  • A Video Essay by Russian Film Historian Yuri Tsivian (37 Minutes)

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