The Bottomless Bag (Russian: Мешок без дна, romanized: Meshok bez dna) is a 2017 Russian historical drama film directed by Rustam Khamdamov.[2] The film is based on Ryunosuke Akutagawa's 1922 story In a Grove which takes place during the times of Tsar Alexander II.[3]

Plot

The story takes place during the reign of Russian Emperor Alexander II. The maid of honor of princely palace tells prince a fairy tale that occurs in the XIII century and tells about the mystical murder of prince in the forest. The participants in the story, witnesses of this crime, tell different versions of the incident, which are different from what actually happened.

Cast

Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations
Award Year Category Nominee Result Note
Moscow International Film Festival 2017 Russian Film Critics Award Rustam Khamdamov Won [6]
Special Jury Award Rustam Khamdamov Won
Golden St. George Nominated
Russian Guild of Film Critics 2017 Best Production Designer Irina Ochina Won [7]
Best Film Nominated
Best Director Rustam Khamdamov Nominated
Best Actress Svetlana Nemolyaeva Nominated
Golden Eagle Award 2018 Best Supporting Actress Anna Mikhalkova Nominated
Asia Pacific Screen Awards 2017 Best Cinematography Tim Lobov
Pyotr Dukhovskoy 		Won
Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema 2018 Best Feature Film — Avant-Garde and Genre Rustam Khamdamov Nominated

References

  1. ^ The Bottomless Bag at the KinoPoisk
  2. ^ Информация о фильме на сайте Третьяковской галереи
  3. ^ Andrei Plakhov. Бриллиантовая река. На экранах — «Мешок без дна» Рустама Хамдамова // Kommersant
  4. ^ Светлана Немоляева о новом фильме «Мешок без дна»: Приходилось перебарывать себя, переступать через некоторые вещи // Vechernyaya Moskva
  5. ^ «Мешок без дна» наполнился нечаянными радостями
  6. ^ Призы 39-го Московского кинофестиваля
  7. ^ "Номинанты и призёры Национальной премии кинокритики и кинопрессы". kinopressa.ru. Retrieved 2018-01-05.

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