YAY! I am so thrilled that you have seen and liked "Night Watch"!
And I get, a little bit, what you say about its feel of Russianness. Now granted my stay in Russia amounts to two months in St. Petersburg and one week in Moscow, so I'm no expert. ;P But the films convey something that I find very Russian. Maybe it's the light?
I think you are right – it is the colours and the light and like winterspel said, landscapes. There is so much more space there!! "Day Watch" also had lot and lots of snow which is so Russian for me.. :D
Intrigued now! Could you name a few examples? I love fairytales and references like that.
EEEEE! Start me on my favourite subject! I see Anton as one of the most typical Russian fairytale characters, Ivan-the-fool. Ivan is not really a fool, but he is considered to be more simple then he really is. He is a character who always manages to win the day and outwit everyone (by seemingly pure luck sometimes) and who also has a big heart and cares for everyone.. In my mind Columbo and Pullo are something of Ivan-the-fool category a little, though they are different.. :D I think Ivan-the-fool is really a VERY Russian character.
Also in the Ivan-the-fool book I had (there are different varieties) he rescues three animals, one of them is an Owl. They all help him later. Owls are often used in Russian fairytales. So Olga-the-owl felt so like a creature from the old fairytale.
Olga is one of the oldest and genuinely Russian names, often found in old Russian folklore and stories, and so is Svetlana (which literally means "Light" in Russian). In "Day Watch" there is a very interesting explanation of why Olga was made to be an owl. Very Shippy. The whole film is very shippy!!!
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Date: 2007-03-22 09:49 pm (UTC)And I get, a little bit, what you say about its feel of Russianness. Now granted my stay in Russia amounts to two months in St. Petersburg and one week in Moscow, so I'm no expert. ;P But the films convey something that I find very Russian. Maybe it's the light?
I think you are right – it is the colours and the light and like
Intrigued now! Could you name a few examples? I love fairytales and references like that.
EEEEE! Start me on my favourite subject! I see Anton as one of the most typical Russian fairytale characters, Ivan-the-fool. Ivan is not really a fool, but he is considered to be more simple then he really is. He is a character who always manages to win the day and outwit everyone (by seemingly pure luck sometimes) and who also has a big heart and cares for everyone.. In my mind Columbo and Pullo are something of Ivan-the-fool category a little, though they are different.. :D I think Ivan-the-fool is really a VERY Russian character.
Also in the Ivan-the-fool book I had (there are different varieties) he rescues three animals, one of them is an Owl. They all help him later. Owls are often used in Russian fairytales. So Olga-the-owl felt so like a creature from the old fairytale.
Olga is one of the oldest and genuinely Russian names, often found in old Russian folklore and stories, and so is Svetlana (which literally means "Light" in Russian). In "Day Watch" there is a very interesting explanation of why Olga was made to be an owl. Very Shippy. The whole film is very shippy!!!