It's like a trip to a past I never knew. It's impressive to look at this archival footage, and that by itself is something amazing.
The images comprise only of material Sergei Loznitsa found in the Moscow film archives about the siege of Leningrad during World War II. By providing the originally silent images with a meticulously reconstructed soundtrack, the scenes from everyday life under siege seem to be set in the present. By not intervening in the montage but giving the scenes room to tell a story, the scenes transcend the specific historic events and lead a new life. They do not evoke memories of the past, but become a breathtaking reanimation of reality.
Blockade is showing in 1 cinema in New York City - next screening Thursday 5 November at 16:00 at The Museum of Modern Art.
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It's like a trip to a past I never knew. It's impressive to look at this archival footage, and that by itself is something amazing.
No words, no music, only sounds and pictures of slowly dying city...
O próprio inferno na Terra.
Blockade is a documentary composed entirely of archival footage from the siege of Leningrad during World War II, enhanced with a meticulously reconstructed sound design.
Blockade was directed by filmmaker Sergei Loznitsa in 2006.
It was named the best documentary of 2006 by Russian film critics.
