Life&Art
We invite you on a new journey into the world of «alternative» cinema. These are films that may not be loud or universally acclaimed, but they are profound and worthy of attention. Over 12 months, 24 films will unfold stories of love, loneliness, struggle, hope, and destruction. Cinema that makes you feel and think
How are sounds created in films that make us feel, cry, and laugh? How does music become an invisible protagonist on screen? The answers lie in an interview with a contemporary French composer about the nature of film music, his childhood in Kyiv, antisemitism, and the lifesaving role of cinema in his journey
How are sounds created in films that make us feel, cry, and laugh? How does music become an invisible protagonist on screen? The answers lie in an interview with a contemporary French composer about the nature of film music, his childhood in Kyiv, antisemitism, and the lifesaving role of cinema in his journey
How are sounds created in films that make us feel, cry, and laugh? How does music become an invisible protagonist on screen? The answers lie in an interview with a contemporary French composer about the nature of film music, his childhood in Kyiv, antisemitism, and the lifesaving role of cinema in his journey
At the end of 1968, Alain Delon became embroiled in a grim criminal case involving the mysterious murder of his Serbian bodyguard, who allegedly blamed the actor in a farewell letter, claiming Delon had ordered the hit. General Charles de Gaulle himself appeared at the trial. The judge could not ignore this and gave the President of France the floor. De Gaulle stood up and said: «I have nothing to say except one thing — France has only one Alain Delo». Judging by the way the press responded to the death of the great actor, one might conclude that the general was slightly mistaken: there is only one Alain Delon, not just for France, but for the entire world. He is a whole world
The Lord of the Sea and Steppe. The author of six thousand paintings. The greatest benefactor of the city of Feodosia. He gained worldwide fame at the age of twenty-seven, became a professor at thirty, and painted one of his most famous works, «Among the Waves», at eighty-one. When asked, «Which painting do you consider the best?» he consistently answered, «The one on the easel»
For Makov, the garden is a language through which he speaks about important matters. It is an all-encompassing concept that allows for a deep interpretation of his works on the one hand
Why does Satan continue to inspire the creation of artworks, and how is his image used to explore the boundaries between evil and aesthetics?
«…on his way from Kyiv, he saw scenes of immense human suffering, and a melody was born within him. Valentin wanted to play it. It was pure improvisation; no one expected it. The entire hall anticipated tragic music of sorrow and grief. But Valentin sat at the piano and played a melody of incredible beauty, light, and harmony. It was a complete shock — the contrast of such otherworldly, angelic music with the horrors of war that inspired it. This is Silvestrov — paradoxical genius…»
His career consists of continuous ups and downs, universal adoration and envy. He made millions on some movies and lost them on others. The eternal favorite of fortune and eternal bankrupt, a restless romantic adventurer who managed to combine in his films artistic search and adherence to Hollywood genre traditions
Inna’s art is characterized by the style of ethnosymbolism. Touching the depths of the Ukrainian ethnos, the artist reveals in her paintings the themes of femininity, feelings, relationships, and the meaning of life through Ukrainian ethnic symbols and signs
How did streaming services, with their commercial philosophy, become a shelter for iconic auteur directors and newcomers who went unnoticed by the big studios?