Palms

Alternative title

Ladoni

Synopsis

PALMS is Aristakisyan’s astonishing portrait of people who live outside ‘society’ and exist on the margins of life, filmed on the streets of his hometown in Moldova. Narrated by the director, addressing his unborn son, the film presents ten chapters, poetic in their delivery and hallucinatory in visual style. Revelatory, spiritual and bold in its originality,

Language

Russian

Country

Russian Federation

Year of release

2007

Year of production

1993

Subjects

Social Studies; Film studies; Russian studies

Keywords

homelessness; Russia; social minorities

Credits

Director

Artur Aristakisyan

Distribution Formats

Type

DVD

Format

Region 2 PAL

Price

£12.00

Availability

Sale

Duration/Size

140 minutes

Year

2007

Distributor

 

Available from retail outlets

Name

Second Run DVD

Email

info@secondrundvd.com

Web

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Phone

020 8324 2400

Address

12 Chessing Court
Fortis Green Road
London
N10

Notes

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