WINTER JOURNEY

WINTER JOURNEY (ZIMNIY PUT), 2013
Russia | DCP, Color, 90’ | Russian
Directors: Lyubov Lvova, Sergey Taramaev
Cast: Aleksandr Alekseevskiy, Mariya Biork, Sergei Dorofeyev

Free spirited Erik is a gifted opera singer who is preparing to bring Schubert’s Winter Journey (Die Winterreise) into life at an important competition. Pressured continuously by his music teacher who finds him inadequate, Erik crosses paths with Lyokha, a thief who came to Moscow from a small town. Representing different classes of Russian society, these two characters that are both fed up with their lives, decide to stand shoulder to shoulder and act in unity. Focusing on alienation and homophobia, Winter Journey depicts the Moscow spirit with successful cinematography and Schubert’s music.