简介：1995,12min.,colour,BETACAMSP NorthFoundation camera:AlexanderBurov sound:SergeiMoshkov MusicalexcerptsfromW.A.Mozart,L.vanBeethoven,O.&nbsolMessiaen,R.Wagner,P.Tchaikovsky,T.Takemitsu. Thislyricalsmallfilmcameoutofthematerialeditedforthelargervideodocumentary“SpiritualVoices.”Thecompletedfilmconsistedoffivespartswithatotaldurationofaboutfivehours.“ASoldier'sDreams”becameoneofitsscenes. ThissmallerfilmwascreatedasakindofgifttothefilmcriticandhistorianDr.HansSchlegel,whohasdonesomuchformeandforsomanyotherEasternEuropeancinematographers. ThefirstscreeningofthisfilmtookplaceinOberhausen. AlexanderSokurov Thisfilmisa“sketch”forthefivehourdocumentary“SpiritualVoices.”Thematerial,shotbySokurov'screwontheborderofAfghanistanasRussiansoldierscarryonwiththeirfrontierpatrolduties,becomesaparable.Theyoungsoldiersrestingaftertheirdutiespersonifythedifficultandgravetaskwhichburdensyouth:toensurepeaceandcalm.AyoungpersonontheborderbetweenlifeanddeathisarecurringpoeticmotifinAlexanderSokurov'sfeaturefilms.Herethedocumentaryfootageistransformedinto “asoldierontheborderofpeaceandwar.”Itisatragictheme—andaveryRussianone.…