Oriental Elegy (Восточная элегия) 28 years old

A surreal journey of a displaced spirit as he wanders in the interminable darkness through the temporal landscape of a quaint and isolated feudal-era fishing village. Guided by a series of faintly illuminated rooms, the wandering spirit comes upon ancient souls who take on physical forms as they recount their personal stories of daily existence, loss, and tragedy in the peasant community. Intrigued by his initial visit to a curiously distracted elderly woman, the spirit returns to her home in order to ask a fundamental question - "What is happiness?" - an existential query that is innocently answered with innate humility and accepted unknowingness.

Credits

Oriental Elegy Cast

Name Character
Aleksandr Sokurov He was 44, now 73 years old as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Oriental Elegy Crew

Name Department
Aleksandr Sokurov as Director. He was 44 (now 73) years old Directing
Aleksandr Sokurov as Writer. He was 44 (now 73) years old Writing
Oriental Elegy poster
Oriental Elegy (28 years)

  • Release day: Monday, January 01, 1996
  • Runtime: 43 minutes