Moment of Impact (1998)

On April Fool's Day, 1989, a man crossing the road between two garage sales was hit by a car and thrown into a state between life and death. Nine years later, his daughter uses her camera ... See full summary »

Director:

Julia Loktev

Stars:

Larisa Loktev, Leonid Loktev, Julia Loktev

5 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview:
Larisa Loktev	...	Herself
Leonid Loktev	...	Himself
Julia Loktev	...	Herself

Storyline

On April Fool's Day, 1989, a man crossing the road between two garage sales was hit by a car and thrown into a state between life and death. Nine years later, his daughter uses her camera to try and understand both the absent moment and its lasting impact on her family, Russian immigrants marooned in Colorado.

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Plot Keywords:

car accident | independent film | 

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Genres:

Documentary

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Russian

Release Date:

January 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

Der Aufprall

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

117 min

Color:

Black and White

User Reviews

personal movie, but long

This movie seems personal to Julia, not made for the audience. There was a certain point where the audience simply could not receive any more information, but the video kept going on and on. I realize that this was partially due to the fact that Julia wanted to emphasize the monotony and repetition of her parents everyday life, but I got the point in the first hour, I didn't need a whole extra hour to realize the monotony. I did find it interesting though that all the project she later showed including the subway and wight lifters all incorporated repetition. I think that without even realizing it she was influenced in her later project by her documentary of her family.