Azerbaijani drama “Cold as Marble” was one of the big winners of Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival. For “his powerful and nuanced performance as the mean and manipulative father”, Gurban Ismailov received the Best Actor award, and this is probably one of the most relatable prizes handed out at the night of the closing ceremony in Tallinn.
“Cold as Marble” is screening at Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema
Ismailov gives “Cold as a Marble” the necessary weight when he appears on screen almost halfway into the film. Playing a rough, emotionless man who has just returned home from prison, he becomes the centerpiece of the narrative and its solid rock. His role is dark but not without a pinch of humor, and there is a heavy polarity between his passive-aggressive behaviour and the likeability of his witty remarks. The first encounter with the old man is shockingly natural,...
“Cold as Marble” is screening at Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema
Ismailov gives “Cold as a Marble” the necessary weight when he appears on screen almost halfway into the film. Playing a rough, emotionless man who has just returned home from prison, he becomes the centerpiece of the narrative and its solid rock. His role is dark but not without a pinch of humor, and there is a heavy polarity between his passive-aggressive behaviour and the likeability of his witty remarks. The first encounter with the old man is shockingly natural,...
- 3/6/2023
- by Marina D. Richter
- AsianMoviePulse
Azerbaijani drama “Cold as Marble” was one of the big winners of Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival. For “his powerful and nuanced performance as the mean and manipulative father”, Gurban Ismailov received the Best Actor award, and this is probably one of the most relatable prizes handed out at the night of the closing ceremony in Tallinn.
Ismailov gives “Cold as a Marble” the necessary weight when he appears on screen almost halfway into the film. Playing a rough, emotionless man who has just returned home from prison, he becomes the centerpiece of the narrative and its solid rock. His role is dark but not without a pinch of humor, and there is a heavy polarity between his passive-aggressive behaviour and the likeability of his witty remarks. The first encounter with the old man is shockingly natural, like stumbling into a new, unpleasant neighbour and not knowing what to do.
Ismailov gives “Cold as a Marble” the necessary weight when he appears on screen almost halfway into the film. Playing a rough, emotionless man who has just returned home from prison, he becomes the centerpiece of the narrative and its solid rock. His role is dark but not without a pinch of humor, and there is a heavy polarity between his passive-aggressive behaviour and the likeability of his witty remarks. The first encounter with the old man is shockingly natural, like stumbling into a new, unpleasant neighbour and not knowing what to do.
- 11/30/2022
- by Marina D. Richter
- AsianMoviePulse
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