There is one film, completely unrelated to our story, that i consider very crucial to me in the way it treats. One character is terrified of his own shadow while the other is completely oblivious to the situation. The following actors either stopped acting completely or never quite got their stardom back after these terrible movies ended their careers. Lydia ransome november 14, 2016 november 14, 2016 uncategorized. Nov 09, 2010 how i ended this summer is minimalist. On the simplest level this russian film, which won its stars, grigory dobrygin and sergei puskepalis, best actor awards at the 2010 berlin. Kak ya provyol etim letom is a 2010 russian drama film directed by alexei popogrebski. Set entirely in that sort of generic tan stucco apartment complex thats all too common. How i ended this summer is a suspenseful movie, yet not in a traditional sense, as it neatly paced in a slow burn in a remote weather station that has an uneasy blend of ancient and new. The film perhaps does not maintain the tension and complexity between the two characters throughout, but it is a gripping, involving and wonderfully acted piece of. An awardwinning tale of two meteorologists isolated on a remote arctic island is a tense allegory about modern russia, writes philip french. How i ended this summer is a suspenseful movie, yet not in a. How i ended this summer 2010 letterboxd your life in film.
For long stretches of the hypnotically bleak russianmade thriller how i ended this. One day when sergei is out angling, pavel picks up a radio message that he darent communicate. How i ended this summer has extensively toured the 20102011 festival circuit appearing as official selection at the berlin international film festival 2010, chicago film festival 2010, bfi london film festival 2010, sydney film festival 2010, and many more. How i ended this summer is everything you could want from a tense twohander set at an isolated siberian weather station. But it was the most riveting movie ive watched in a long time. On a desolate island in the arctic circle, two men work at a small meteorological station, taking readings from their radioactive surroundings. His new partner, brighteyed college grad pavel, retreats to his mp3 player and video games to avoid sergeis imposing. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing how i ended this summer near you. Feb 24, 2020 the next friday the th movie should completely retcon jason. Rent how i ended this summer 2010 on dvd and bluray. New directorsnew films 10 how i ended this summer makes. Aleksey popogrebskiys how i ended this summer is minutes of isolation, paranoia and numerous breakdowns in communication. Filmed entirely on location in the easternmost tip of russia, this.
The summer is ended and we are not yet saved by joey comeau. One of the most distinctive and heralded films to emerge from europe in recent years, how i ended this summer was the winner of the 2010 berlin international film festivals silver bear for best. Opening february 4th at the lincoln plaza theater in new york, the russian film how i ended this summer has the same creepily claustrophobic atmosphere of any number of science fiction movies also set near the north or south poles, especially the 1951 classic the thing. The place is a polar research station on an island in the arctic ocean, inhabited now only by sergei and pavel. Its hard to find any other explanation for the poor decisions and, eventually, borderline madness of one of the two characters in how i ended this summer, an existential nightmare set in that frozen wasteland.
We have the story of martin and his mother and you also have the slaughter going on at the bible camp. Friday the ths iconic villain, jason voorhees, will likely return in the next movie, but a complete retcon might be good for the character. Theres nothing like being surrounded by mountains of snow. Rent how i ended this summer 2010 on dvd and bluray dvd. Grigory dobrygin left and sergei puskepalis, who shared the prize for best actor at the 2010 berlin festival. In longlost footage from the scrapped documentary project that led to grey gardens, the film that summer captures lee radziwill helping her reclusive relatives bring their decaying mansion up. Apr 21, 2011 how i ended this summer is everything you could want from a tense twohander set at an isolated siberian weather station. Watch how i ended this summer 2010 full movie free online. How i ended this summer dvd saint paul public library.
There is no way this could be anything else but a tommy wiseau inspired kind of film because the intended effect this trailer. How 500 days reference to the graduate sums up modern day. The production was given two weeks to film at venice high school. Make a list browse lists search lists leaders help contact suggest feature newsletter. On general release friday 22nd april internships can be hard work the long hours, little or no pay and the nagging feeling that you might never achieve the job which youre dedicating yourself to is a constant psychological drain. How 500 days reference to the graduate sums up modern day relationships.
At the end of the summer, or at least the day, youre left with a film that takes some serious immediate damage from a thin plot concept, whose issues go emphasized by plenty of bloating, as well as an unevenness in pacing that mostly lands in territories of a slow nature that often dull things down. But the essence of all films is finding truth through something which is inherently false and i think 500 days of summer does get at some truths. In the old miniseries, it felt authentic and true, and the kids were actually portrayed as kids, not young adults. Sergei, a gruff professional in his fifties, takes his job very seriously. The next friday the th movie should completely retcon jason.
How i ended this summer letterboxd your life in film. The summer is ended and we are not yet saved is two books in one. This is intelligent russian cinema at its best, as far removed from hollywood feelgood fantasy as you can get. I ended this summer was the winner of the 2010 berlin international film. How i ended this summer a chilly experience reuters. But the movie is so well made and acted that everything is entirely plausible, and. More times than not, actors get the brunt of the blame for a bad film, even when its totally out of their hands. Sep 29, 2017 in longlost footage from the scrapped documentary project that led to grey gardens, the film that summer captures lee radziwill helping her reclusive relatives bring their decaying mansion up. Its hard to find any other explanation for the poor decisions and, eventually, borderline madness of one of the two characters in how i ended this summer. The award winning film, including the prestigious best film award in the 2010 london film festival, hosted by bfi, has received recognition globally for its cold, yet cosy, atmosphere in a bleak island in the arctic ocean as a recent graduate plans to write his essay uin the baron polar research base. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Mar, 2010 a sort of reductio ad absurdum of the longtake approach to filmmaking, how i ended this summer is tedium incarnatewhich may be precisely director alexei popogrebskys point. But things got even weirder sony announced a completely new take on the character less than five years later.
Among the haunting backdrop of the artic, 2 men with fiery tempers ignite in a deadly conflict amidst thick fog and the cruel sea. The russian filmmakers twocharacter antidrama channels the banality of daily routine at a russian meteorological station located on a remote arctic island. Popogrebskys film eloquently typifies russian cinemas current frame of. How i ended this summer official site palace films. Reviews of that film have sprung up all over the internet revealing astonishment at how captivating it actually is. Alexei popogrebsky interview the shock winner of the london film festival talks about crepuscular light and polar bear ambushes. One of the most distinctive and heralded films to emerge from europe in recent years, how i ended this summer was the winner of the 2010 berlin international film festivals silver bear for best actor shared by the two leads, plus the silver bear for best artistic achievement.
Feb 15, 2011 one of the most distinctive and heralded films to emerge from europe in recent years, how i ended this summer was the winner of the 2010 berlin international film festivals silver bear for best. Beautifully shot on an isolated russian arctic island, it turns on the deteriorating relationship between two men working at a tiny meteorological station. It was critically acclaimed and garnered several awards and nominations. Jan 30, 2011 opening february 4th at the lincoln plaza theater in new york, the russian film how i ended this summer has the same creepily claustrophobic atmosphere of any number of science fiction movies also set near the north or south poles, especially the 1951 classic the thing. Best film winner at the london film festival was alexei popogrebskys atmospheric, tense psychological drama how i ended this summer. Mar 24, 2010 new directorsnew films 10 how i ended this summer makes for a cold thriller. And yet its also comparable to an indiestyle film thats in theaters right now, buried. Early on, as the film establishes its twocharacter dynamic, the director. Its not realistic in the sense of hipster greeting card careers, bullshit smart as adults child characters, musical numbers, and all the rest of the smarmy stuff. How i ended this summer official hd trailer youtube. Its about trust, fraying communication, wilderness survival tactics. The film just doesnt have the stunning scenery that the miniseries had, either. Sergei, a seasoned meteorologist, and pavel, a recent college graduate, are spending months in complete isolation on the once strategic research base. A sort of reductio ad absurdum of the longtake approach to filmmaking, how i ended this summer is tedium incarnatewhich may be precisely director alexei popogrebskys point.
Movies with the word summer in the title show list info. Totally unpredictable and the suspense builds until it is almost unbearable. Pavel profoundly irritates sergei, but the dynamic between them changes utterly when pavel takes a vitally important radio message for sergei. How i ended this summer is a 2010 russian drama film directed by alexei popogrebski. Based entirely on two characters played by grigory dobrygin and sergei puskepalis, and photographed by pavel kostomarov. How i ended this summer trailer international on vimeo. Its not really a realistic film in any way but its not really trying to be, as you say it has a freaking musical number. This new film is completely void of the books special qualities such as the hiho silver. I could go on and on but like many of the summer film lists. The trailer for how i ended this summer a polar station on a desolate island in the arctic ocean. Apr 02, 2016 i could go on and on but like many of the summer film lists. It was critically acclaimed and garnered several awards and. Rent how i ended this summer 2010 starring grigoriy dobrygin and sergei puskepalis on dvd and bluray. I ended up being homeless on the streets on and off.