Room and a Half explained

Room and a Half
Director:Andrei Khrzhanovsky
Producer:Andrei Khrzhanovsky
Artyom Vasilyev
Starring:Alisa Freindlich
Sergei Yursky
Grigoriy Dityatkovsky
Cinematography:Vladimir Brylyakov
Studio:School Studio Shar
Distributor:Cinecliq (Russia)
Seagull Films (USA)
Runtime:130 minutes
Country:Russia
Language:Russian

Room and a Half (Russian: Полторы комнаты, или сентиментальное путешествие на родину) is a 2009 Russian biographical film. It won three Nika Awards, including Best Film, Best Director (Khrzhanovsky) and Best Screenplay.[1] It also received the Best Film award in the East of the West section at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.[2]

Plot

The film is a fictionalized account of writer Joseph Brodsky. Much of the action incorporates animation to create an ethereal feeling. Director Khrzhanovsky stated The Nose or the Conspiracy of Mavericks is a sequel to the Room and a Half. A third sequel is planned that will unite all the films into a future trilogy.[3]

Cast

Reception

Room and a Half has an approval rating of 94% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 16 reviews, and an average rating of 7.6/10.[4] Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 76 out of 100, based on 5 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Лауреаты Национальной кинематографической премии "НИКА" за 2009 год.. Nika Award.
  2. Web site: Final Press Release (July 11th, 2009) . Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.
  3. News: "Если бы речь шла только об отрицании, пароход современности далеко бы не уплыл". Коммерсантъ. 2020-11-28.
  4. https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/a_room_and_a_half
  5. https://www.metacritic.com/movie/room-and-a-half?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1c