In the right light, the stuff of everyday life can be imbued with mystery. In these moments lives are not just commonplace, instead, they feel tied back to older, more grandiose legacies. In Continuity of Parks, Russian Director Zhenia Kazankina imagines the heroes of Greek mythology to be living in Moscow’s 850th Anniversary Park, located on the vast metropolis’ outskirts. Combining a keen sense of observation with carefully choreographed sequences, her oddball sensibility – previously witnessed in deadpan border hotel drama Rio – comes to the forefront, creating a fascinating exploration of what happens when the normal meets the otherworldly. Told almost entirely in the twilight hour, Theseus, Cerberus and Aphrodite carry on in a world that feels both natural and oddly managed, weaving a magical spell that neatly treads the line between fiction and documentary. For today’s Continuity of Parks premiere, we invited Kazankina back to Dn to talk...
- 5/15/2023
- by Redmond Bacon
- Directors Notes
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