2007, second film after 'The Return' from Andrei Zvyagintsev
very much widescreen, busy frame with differing areas of light
horizontally a very extensive film, use of telephoto makes it clammy also
alineation of family among each other but at different (out of focus) depths
long takes, slow pans, space not rigidly adhered to but clear
certain amount of deliberate mucking about with city/ countryside
off centre framings give a sense of alienation, and of a huge world
film starts with metaphysics; the passing of time, of nature
does become about masculinity
loses its nerve a little, starts to film the script, a little melodramtic even
better to have tried something wider; has some impressive shots of the landscape, use of the constant light gives a foggy, Tarkovskian glow, but latterly shies away
decent enough, but slightly fails to carry out its promise
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