蝎子園

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  • Sparkling,masterfuldébutbyKovalovisfo… Sparkling,masterfuldébutbyKovalovisfound-footagecompilationofe.g.newsitems,propagandamaterialandinstructionfilms.Forhisdirectingdébut,OlegKovalovchoseaveryextravagantexperiment.Asabasishetookapropagandafilmfromthefifties,TheCaseofCorporalKochetkov,dissectedthisasitwereandgavethenakedstructureanewsubstanceandnewaccentsbyre-cuttingtheshotsandaddingdocumentarymaterialfromthefifties,suchasnewsreelfootageofKhrushchev'svisittoAmericaandpicturesofthevisitbyYvesMontandandSimoneSignorettoMoscow.ThefilmaboutcorporalKochetkovcalledontheSovietcitizenstobeontheirguardandshowedhowslytheenemywas:forinstanceitcouldposeasaninnocentgirl.Kovalovcreamsofftheemotionalfrothfromthismelodrama,deconstructsitscodesandsubjectsittoathoughtfulanalysis.Forinstanceherevealsparanoiaandspy-phobia,complexesinthe'collectiveSovietunconscious'thatisstillactiveeveninrelativelyenlightenedperiods.