Smoldering. To Be a Formalist (2022)

Smoldering. To Be a Formalist

2022

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Overview

In an effort to perpetuate its ideology, the Soviet authorities filled the cities and villages of Ukraine with propaganda sculptures, frescoes, and mosaics. Over time, the style of some authors transformed from realism to formalism. But they still had to balance between the fulfillment of the party's order and the embodiment of universal plots. The majestic works of one of the monumental artists Ivan Lytovchenko are now slowly being destroyed under the influence of forces of nature and radiation on the buildings of the once young and flourishing, but now abandoned city of Prypiat. Numerous works and other authors of the past century still shape the space of Ukrainian cities and villages. What is it like to be a formalist artist in a totalitarian system? Does the monumental legacy of the Soviet Union have the right to be preserved in today's independent Ukraine?

Status: Released

Language: UK

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Production Information

Production Countries

Ukraine

Spoken Languages

Ukrainian

Quick Facts

Original Title	Жевріння. Бути формалістом
Release Date	October 5, 2022
Status	Released
Language	UK
IMDb ID	tt23050208

Cast

Key Crew

Nadiia Mykolaienko

Director

Lukian Halkin

Executive Producer

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