Lina ALIMOVA
Лина АЛИМОВА
Lina ALIMOVA
Latvia, 2010, 73mn 
documentary
Legko li byt russkim?
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Легко ли быть русским?

 

 Is it easy to stay a Russian?

 Est-il facile d'être russe?

 
Directed by : Lina ALIMOVA (Лина АЛИМОВА)
Writing credits : Lina ALIMOVA (Лина АЛИМОВА)
Companies : Diart Studio
 

Plot synopsis
The film is about old-time Russia in exile – the auther’s confession of his love to Russia.
The characters of the film represent three generations of the Russians emigrants of the 1st wave. They dwell on saving the Holy Russia in exile, on how and why the characters stay to be Russians for the whole century already. Many of them speak poetic Russian. Their poems and songs are placed in the film. They describe their meeting with Russia of different years and explain what Russia means to them nowdays.
 

Selected in the following festivals or events :
- International Film Festival "Russian Film Out of Russia", Moscow (Russia), 2011