Boginya: kak ya polyubila (2004) User Reviews

hyper-artsy, yet positive and touching

[int32 · 10/10 · 29 November 2004]

This movie left me in a strangely positive feeling, strangely because I'm used to the (usually) cold intellectual trend of 'artsy' movies. The movie seemed to me over-artsy, even somewhat kitchy, which is typical to Litvinova and her teacher Kira Muratova; usually their movies, although pleasing, seldom leave lasting memories, but rather are of a shrug'n'forget type. What is also untypical of this mostly marginal style of modern Russian film-making, the obvious team work, instead of an intellectual exercise of a crazy director/writer. The operator work is interesting here, editing style keeps the moments up quite OK, and the sound track is very innovative ( at least to me, I'm absolutely not into the lounge or dj kind of music ). CG effects sucked though, and the crow vortex and ink cartoons were shamelessly copycat'ed from "Nochnoj Dozor" of this year's dubious fame.

Overall, this is a decent movie, but it is still an artsy one and is probably won't be recommended to majority of film fans. Otherwise, if "Nebo Samolet Devushka", "Tri Istorii", "Pro Urodov I Ludej", are your cup of tea, if you don't mind the author's childish recurrent obsession of death, then you should probably check this movie also.

Very truthful and touching

[leila-44 · 10/10 · 12 September 2006]

This is one of the most touching movies i've ever seen and in my opinion it is definitely worth to watch. It is movie about Love. But not just a melodrama. All the story of Faina's life shown to us is leading to the one simple but powerful message. Maybe not everyone will be able to actually understand and feel the truthfulness of it, but those who ever suffered, loved and tried to find the key to the mystery of life, they will appreciate this movie. It's been said already a long long time ago that our world holds just on love, but nowadays these words often sounds even trite. This movie reminds us old but the only truth, and it really makes it like a sparkle in the darkness - 'cause we need it it to be reminded so much. So my only advice - just watch it, but don't take it as just an entertaining movie, because it is meant to touch your heart.

Waste of time unless you are very-very patient

[marsimarsi · 5/10 · 2 December 2006]

This movie was an incredible waste of time, the "artsy" part is the gruesome and unpleasant atmosphere and the theme and characters themselves are mannequin-like. The only positive feeling is in the end of the movie, that is, if you manage not to stop watching it and forget you ever started to... Two hours to get the message John Lennon died for... Life is worth living for love... The plot itself starts speeding up only in the very last quarter of he film, so the three quarters before I was just making myself to keep on watching, telling myself: "Hold on, it has to lead to SOMETHING." It did, but I think the film is definitely not timed right. Unlike "Strana Glukhih" or "Virgin Sucides" it lacks integrity and any reason. C'mon, No way this looney Faina could be a detective, ever. If the purpose was art it had to be something else.. I didn't believe it.