| Whispering Pages | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Alexander Sokurov |
| Written by | Alexander Sokurov |
| Cinematography | Alexander Burov (cinematographer) |
| Music by | Mariinsky Theater Orchestra |
| Distributed by | Lenfilm Studio |
Release date | 1994 |
Running time | 76 minutes |
| Country | Russia |
| Language | Russian |
Whispering Pages, also transliterated as Tikhiye Stranitsy (Russian: Тихие страницы), is a 1994 Russian film directed by Alexander Sokurov. The film was a Russian-German co-production.[1]
Plot
A man wanders slowly through the catacombs of a wrecked city, passing by ruins, listless denizens milling about, unruly mobs, and acts of mass suicide. He agrees to do some paperwork to move a dead body, but the bureaucrat who manages the forms ensnares him in Kafkaesque questions. He admits, perhaps not honestly, to a murder, and confronts a prostitute about sin, shame, and God. At the end of the film, he sits down under the statue of a lion and then disappears.
Reception
The film has won acclaim from The New York Times,[2] Variety,[3] the Chicago Tribune,[4] and the Chicago Reader.[5]
Cast
- Alexander Cherednik - wanderer
- Elizaveta Korolyova - prostitute
- Sergei Barkovsky - bureaucrat
References
- ↑ Whispering Pages at Allmovie
- ↑ New York Times review
- ↑ "Whispering Pages". Variety. 1994-07-25. Archived from the original on 2023-05-06.
- ↑ Chicago Tribune review
- ↑ Chicago Reader review
External links