Blockade (2006)

Name: Blockade
Genre: Documentary, History, War
Released: 2006-06-02
Duration: 52 min
Rating: 6.4

Blockade (2006), directed by Sergei Loznitsa.

06/02/2006 BR Documentary, History and War 52m

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Synopsis

The images comprise only of material Sergei Loznitsa found in the Moscow film archives about the siege of Leningrad during World War II. By providing the originally silent images with a meticulously reconstructed soundtrack, the scenes from everyday life under siege seem to be set in the present. By not intervening in the montage but giving the scenes room to tell a story, the scenes transcend the specific historic events and lead a new life. They do not evoke memories of the past, but become a breathtaking reanimation of reality.

Sergei LoznitsaDirector, Screenplay

About the film

Blockade is a 2005 documentary film by Sergei Loznitsa. The film was shot with no dialogue and consists of black and white footage shot during the Siege of Leningrad. It has a run time of 52 minutes.

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Blockade is a 2005 documentary film by Sergei Loznitsa. The film was shot with no dialogue and consists of black and white footage shot during the Siege of Leningrad. It has a run time of 52 minutes.

Plot

The life of the city, preparing for defense. Trenches in the squares, air defense measures: deployment of anti-aircraft artillery, balloons, light cloaking.

The first destruction from bombing, fires. Wounded and dead. Disassembly of the ruins. Newspapers, propaganda posters. The bulletin board on the sale or exchange of household utensils for cigarettes and food. Frozen on the streets icy transportation, sleds with the caked corpses. Bodies in the snow. Extraction of water from holes and ditches. Disassembling wooden buildings for firewood. The mass graves.

Victory. City festivities, festive salute, fireworks. Execution of German soldiers on the square.

Reception

Blockade has a score of 70 out of 100 on Metacritic, based on 5 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

References

'A Chronicle for Our Time, Loznitsa's Blockade - Denise J. Youngblood, Russian Review 66, October 2007

External links

Icarus films

harvardfilmarchiveloznitsa

Blockade at IMDb

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Trivia

It premiered on June 2, 2006, a Friday.
It runs 0h52 — short for a feature film.
Its original title is "Блокада".
This film's quiz has 9 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

CountriesRussia
LanguagesNo Language, Russian
StatusReleased

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What is Blockade about?

Blockade: The images comprise only of material Sergei Loznitsa found in the Moscow film archives about the siege of Leningrad during World War II. By providing the originally silent images with a meticulously reconstructed soundtrack, the scenes from everyday life under siege seem to be set in the present. By not intervening in…

Who directed Blockade?

Blockade was directed by Sergei Loznitsa in 2006.

How long is Blockade?

Blockade runs for 52 minutes, or 0h52.