This movie can be safely called copyright. Debut director Angelina Nikonova shot it with a camera in less than a month. According to the audience, the drama of society is the main message of the film âPortrait at Twilight.â Reviews about the picture, interesting facts of creation, biographies of the main actors, we will consider further.
Lars von Trier - woman
Once upon a time, the unknown Angelina Nikonova lived in Rostov. Having arranged her personal life, she moved to America, but she did not forget about love for her native city. So much so that she decided to make it a place for the development of the plot of her future film. âTwilight Portraitâ (2011) is a creation entirely created by her hands. The young director acted as a screenwriter and producer.
From the moment the picture was released, a lot of responses fell upon her. And let some of them not always have a pleasant connotation, Nikonova was satisfied - her offspring claimed a number of foreign cinema awards, and she herself was compared with the great Danish director.
Perverted love
A social plot saturated with rigidity is the basis on which Twilight Portrait is sustained. The reviews of those who looked at the picture unanimously called it a powerful drama. The story that unfolds on the screen is sad and tragic in many ways. But also this is the only opportunity for the main character to look at life with different eyes.
Marina has long lost the ability to enjoy simple things. Feeling lonely in everything, she flees from her city to Rostov. There, left without money and a phone, a young woman is attacked by a security officer. Returning home, she intends to take revenge on the rapist. In pursuit of him, Marina falls in love with Andrei, forcing him to have reciprocal feelings for her.
Internal motives
The domestic film âPortrait at Twilightâ examines the personal qualities of Marina. The director managed to create a controversial, complex image. Some critics saw Marina as a woman who completely exposed her inner world, while others considered her a little âstrangeâ. Otherwise, why on earth would the heroine fall in love with a man who abused her?
The parallelism of the worlds in which the characters live is another feature of the Twilight Portrait tape. Reviews prove this parallelism. It seemed, from the impression that had developed from the first acquaintance with Marina and Andrei, it was impossible to imagine that their different worlds could intersect. A woman personifies a class of modern people who look at the environment through. To the extent ambitious and, of course, with its âcockroaches in the headâ, it can easily cross the line if necessary.
A man has his own life priorities. According to Andrew, it is difficult to imagine that he is capable of crime. And even more astonishing is the fact that, because of his cruelty and heartlessness, Marina thrown out onto the street loses confidence in everything.
The shame of true love
Special admirers of auteur cinema noted that the film âPortrait at Twilightâ takes over Jim Jarmuschâs foreign trends. Before us is a painfully familiar story when it is necessary to go to hell in order to get out of there changed. The main character in her rapist-lover sees an opportunity to get rid of the remnants of the past. Wasn't her life worthless? To feel real, you must go through the fire of contempt, hatred, discovery.
Honest movie that cannot be found on the screen
The material shown in the picture is gloomy, this creates an additional entourage of tragedy. Yesterdayâs self-confident rich woman is lowered to the bottom. Much more interesting - the heroine herself allows herself to do this, pursuing a goal that is still unknown to anyone. Comparing the film with âSt. George's Dayâ, we can say that, unlike the image of Ksenia Rappoport, Marina returns capable of a new life.
What else makes âTwilight Portraitâ? Critics' reviews call an important merit the need to show love in the unusual state in which it is presented. But does not the womanâs initially distressing mental state make her stronger in the end? Having found love, she shows it to Andrei. Do not wait for him to accept her immediately. A man also needs time. Despite all the parallelities and conventions, these characters demonstrate the ability to turn fate in a different direction.
âTwilight Portraitâ. Actors of social and personal drama
A native of Belarus, Olga Dykhovichnaya moved to Moscow in the late 90s, where she got a job with VID. Wife of the cinematographer Ivan Dykhovichny, she worked a lot with him in the same direction. Gaining experience, Olga tried to make films, wrote scripts, and later became the main person of the âTomorrowâ festival. At the same time, Olga did not forget about her acting career, periodically starring in various films.
With Angelina Novikova Dykhovichnaya quickly found a common language. The women again worked together on the Velkam Home tape.
Sergey Borisov was not going to become an actor. By profession he is a policeman. This is largely contributed to the statement of Sergei on the role of policeman Andrei. âPortrait ...â is not the only film work. Borisov starred in Kokoko, Leviathan, and the television series Wanted.
Attractive originality
For those who love sharp social paintings, the globally recognized Twilight Portrait is a good example. The trailer, like the film itself, is available online on many Internet portals. Do not forget that it contains scenes of violence. Erotic subtext, according to viewers, has become a wonderful external shell, fully revealing the main idea.