The film that was broadcast here on the occasion of International Holocaust Remembrance Day documents the lives of those who fought in the battle for Leningrad and dragged difficult scenes.
A sunflower that bows its head.
"Raya's War"
Photography:
From the movie
On the occasion of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, which took place yesterday (Wednesday), Yafim Garboy's film "Raya's War" was broadcast here.
The film documents the life of Raya Sinicina in old age as one who fought in the containment battle over Leningrad, and carries with her difficult sights and dark memories to this day.
In the film, Raya dives back to the days when she was younger.
Through association games and encounters with veterans from the war, she recreates some of the horror stories burned into her memory.
Memories of the war are part of the identity and identity of many veterans who are dwindling over the years.
The beautiful director is an important part of the film and not just as a director.
His voice is heard in the background all the time and he engages Raya with guiding questions.
Between the two, friendships and even love developed during the film, and it is clear that he would like to show viewers his wife as he sees her.
The sunflower motif is repeated in the film several times.
Both in her dreams and in reality as he brings her to a sunflower field.
She compares herself to a bun that bows her head, but one whose petals have not yet fallen off.
There are a lot of annoying shots in the film as a viewer.
For example, close one eye for a few minutes while telling a horror story about a severed leg she was holding or a whip lying on a grass in the field and talking about the fear of death.
The director seems to have instructed her what to do to intensify the drama and sought the artistic expression a bit by force.
"Raya Sinicina's War" is a film with an unstructured statement, and it seems to have gone in other directions from its original intention.
He is too "staged" and that hurts his credibility.
"The War of Raya Sinicina", here 21:15, 11
