DAU Director Defends Film Amid Ukraine War Backlash at Venice
Director Ilya Khrzhanovsky responded to criticism regarding his immersive Soviet-era film 'DAU' by expressing support for Ukraine. The comments came during the Venice Film Festival as the project faced scrutiny over its political implications.
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‘DAU’ Director Ilya Khrzhanovsky Responds to Ukraine Backlash at Venice: I Wish for the Ukrainian Government to ‘Save the Country and Win This War’
Dissident Russian director Ilya Khrzhanovsky, who is at the Venice Film Festival with competition title “DAU” countered claims by Ukrainian officials that the film has Russian state links and took a clear position on the ongoing war. “Look, my position about Russia-Ukrainian war has been very clear from the beginning of the war,” he said. […]
By Ellise Shafer
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Director Ilya Khrzhanovsky's biopic of Russian physicist Lev Lendau has been 20 years in the making, with over a dozen related features and other projects created in what’s been dubbed the 'Stalinist Truman Show.'
By Jordan Mintzer
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