Title of film : Strangers of Patience
Director Name : Vladimir Alenikov
Cast & crew :
Producer : Vadim Goryainov
Editor : Vladimir Alenikov ,Phil Volken
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Synopsis : On his quest to break the boundaries of traditional art, renowned, mysterious still photographer Andrei Berg meets a beautiful ingénue by the name Marina. Marina turns out to be deaf and mute. She’s an avid lip reader and communicates by passing notes. Andrei invites Marina to his house for a portfolio shoot. Andrei’s talent and passion for the art blows Marina away. One thing leads to another and she agrees to spend the night. Andrei takes the couch in the living room and catches Marina off guard by taking snap shots of her in the dark in the middle of the night. The unique passion story that started so promising and then took such a horrific turn slowly turns into a twisted nightmare. The psychological duel of these intricate and complicated characters is the backbone of the dramatic structure of the story. Andrei is not the typical sadist or a maniac, he is first and foremost a talented artist. And everything he does with Marina, he makes especially for the sake of his art.
Director Bio : Vladimir Alenikov was born in 1948 in Leningrad, USSR. In 1966-1967 he studied at the French department of the Faculty of Philology of Leningrad State University. In 1967 he graduated from the Higher Courses of Foreign Languages and worked as a teacher. In 1972 Vladimir graduated from The Faculty of Directing of Leningrad State Institute of Theatre, Music and Cinematography, in 1975 the Workshop of Playwriting of A. Arbuzov and S. Alyoshina. He started his career in cinema directing the films made outside of the state monopoly. The first official recognition Vladimir received as the author and director of a number of scenes in the popular newsreel "Eralash" (multi-award winner). At the moment Alenikov works in Russia as well as in USA, Hollywood. Alenikov’s last American directorial work, “The Gun (from 6 to 7:30 p.m.)” addressed the topic of gun ownership in the United States. The film was the only American entry in the World Competition at the Montreal World Film Festival in addition to other festivals. n 2017 Alenikov made innovative “Acting class”, which was shot by one shot only, without any cuts. His most recent directorial work is “Strangers of Patience” a drama/thriller about art and evil based on his bestseller novel. During the last decade, Alenikov has also successfully worked as a writer, publishing novels and children’s stories in Russia. He is a member of the International PEN Club in both countries, Russia and the U.S.A.
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