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 Loznitsa
Director
Padomju stāsts73%
For Sama82%
They Shall Not Grow Old77%
Why We Fight: Prelude to War64%
Обыкновенный фашизм74%
2000 Meters to Andriivka79%
20 Days in Mariupol80%
Korengal66%
Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie71%
The Bloody Hundredth71%
The Battle of San Pietro61%
The Age of Stupid65%
Nazi Concentration Camps77%
The Battle of Midway59%
WWII From Space74%
Virunga79%
Let There Be Light73%
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound69%
The War on Democracy75%
9/11: Inside the President's War Room68%
