Representation and the Real

The Student [Ученик] Russia, 2016 Color, 118 minutes Director: Kirill Serebrennikov Screenplay: Kirill Serebrennikov Camera: Vladislav Opel’iants Composer: Il’ia Demutskii, Laibach Production Design: Ekaterina Shcheglova Cast: Viktoriia Isakova, Petr Kvortsov, Aleksandr Gorchilin, Iuliia Aug, Aleksandr Revenko Production: Hype Film Awards: Cannes Film Festival (Prix François Chalais)   The Student opens with a familiar scene: a […]