Private Chronicles. Monologue

The collective life of the generation born as Jurij Gagarin became the first man in space. Vitaly Mansky has woven together a fictional biography – taken from over 5.000 hours of film material, and 20.000 still pictures made for home use. A moving document of the fictional, but nonetheless true life of the generation who grew up in this time of huge change and upheaval.

Details

Country of Production
Russia

Year of Production
1999

Format
35mm, DCP, Beta SP Pal

Length
95 min

Director
Vitaly Mansky

Production
MV-Studio, REN-TV, YLE

Original Language
Russian, English

Subtitles
English

Festivals / Awards

Visions du Réel Nyon 1999
KINOTAVR FF Sotchi 1999 (Critics' Prize)
Yamagata 1999
Dok Leipzig 1999
IDFA 1999
DOK.fest Munich 2000
Docpoint Helsinki 2012
Russian FF London 2013
Docs Against Gravity IDF Warsaw 2016