

Right off the bat, if you’re hoping for some lighthearted rom-com, turn around. The Break-Up is definitely not that. This one’s for the patient viewer, someone who appreciates the slower, more deliberate rhythms of older cinema, maybe even those who find beauty in raw, unpolished drama. If you need explosions or a plot...


Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

Lev Zamkovoy

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"Right off the bat, if you’re hoping for some lighthearted rom-com, turn around. The Break-Up is definitely not that. This one’s for the patient viewer, someone who appreciates the slower, more deliberate rhythms of older cinema, maybe even those who find beauty in raw, unpolished drama. If you need explosions or a plot twist every five minutes, you’re gonna have a rough time here. It's an experience, not really entertainment in the modern sense. The film pretty much delivers what the title prom..."
Anatoliy Smiranin
Boris Lavrenyev, Lev Zamkovoy, Georgiy Grebner, Boris Livanov
Soviet Union

