A Friend of the Deceased
by Leonid Boyko
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Actor: Aleksey Goncharenko, Halina Cherniak, Leonid Boyko, Shubra Chakraborti, Valentina IliashenkoDirector: Leonid Boyko
Primary Contributor: Tatyana Krivitskaya
Edition: VHS Tape
Audio: Ukrainian (Original Language), Analog
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
Running Time: 100 minutes
Release Date: 1998-12-15
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Studio: Sony Pictures
VHS Movie Reviews of A Friend of the Deceased
Movie Review: There is definately something different about this film
Summary: 5 Stars
I first saw this film during its USA theater release, and was immediately struck by it - stunned is more like it. It is a Ukrainian film, but the dialogue is in Russian (just about all educated Ukrainians speak fluent Russian). I found it to be a jewel, full of intense dramatic irony and pathos, with a haunting soundtrack that consisted of a flute accompanied by a piano. On my way out of our local art cinema, I bumped into the film critic for the major newspaper in our state - it was his 4th viewing that week, the only week the film was to run. This guy can count on one hand the number of times he has been driven to view a new release more than twice in a week. I could say much more, but I'll close with my recollection that this film, which involves a planned suicide, is about as powerful an affirmation of life as I have seen in cinema.
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