Krisana (2005)

Director:

Fred Kelemen

Writer:

Fred Kelemen (writer)

Release Date:

29 September 2006 (UK)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Matiss Zelcs is trying to find woman which he did ignore and who was about to jump off the bridge last night. Police don't want to continue investigation as no body was found, however Matiss is on his way to start his own investigation. |

Awards:

2 wins

Cast

Egons Dombrovskis	...	Matiss Zelcs
Nikolaj Korobov	...	Alexej Mesetzkis
Vigo Roga	...	Inspector
Aija Dzerve	...	Alina
Gundars Silakaktins	...	Bartender
Andris Keiss	...	Alina's Husband
Rihards Gailiss	...	Alina's Son

Also Known As:

Fallen (Australia) (festival title)
Glut (Germany)

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

Latvia | Germany

Language:

Russian | Latvian

Color:

Black and White

Certification:

UK:12A

Filming Locations:

Riga, Latvia

Company:

Kino Kombat

Really great film

The combination of the superb black and white photography and the 'Eugene Onegin with a twist' plot made this a real knock out for me. The atmosphere created by the mostly very dark shots contrasted with occasional very bright overexposed white was gripping. There was a superb moment where where transparencies - apparently conventional holiday snaps but where the faces of the actors revealed character and situation subtly but instantly - were shown accompanied by Lensky's heart-wrenching aria from the Tschaikowsky opera Eugene Onegin.

For me the mark of a good film is that it should take advantage of the opportunities presented by that medium, which means that often the story is less important than imagery and atmosphere - Last Year in Marienbad is a good example of such a film. Krisana is in the same mould.