Mikhalkov deleted from the candidates for the “Oscar” – Utro.Ru

The film of the famous Russian director Nikita Mikhalkov’s “Sunstroke” is not included in the list of pictures that will qualify for the “Oscar” in the category “Best Foreign Language Film.” The site published Prize short list of nine films that will qualify for the prestigious American film award.

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In the competition for the” Oscar “of selected films: Belgium -” Newest covenant “Jaco Van Dormael, Colombia -” Embrace the Serpent “Ciro Guerra, Denmark -” War “Tobias Lindholm, Germany -” Labyrinth of Lies “Giulio Richchiarelli, Jordan -” Pride “Naji Naboo accident, from France -” Mustang “Deniz Gamze Ergyuvena, Hungary -” son of Saul “Laszlo Nemes, Ireland -” Viva “Paddy Bretneka) and from France -” Swordsman “Klaus Hyarё.

Earlier it was reported that the film” Sunstroke ” It puts on the works of Ivan Bunin, a Russian Oscar committee nominated for the award. At the same time the director in September doubted that his picture will fall into the short-list “Oscar” for political reasons.

In August last year, it became known that the famous actor and director Nikita Mikhalkov denied entry to Ukraine. He was among 16 Russian artists, which SBU has identified persona non grata. Filmmaker himself called it “a great honor”.

The fact that Mikhalkov may prohibit the entry of Ukraine, became known in March 2013. Then the director spoke about the intention to present his film “Sunstroke” Lugansk in the breakaway republic in May 2015. In Kiev, they stressed that cross the border of Ukraine is possible only through the items that are controlled by the authorities, and promised to take “appropriate measures” in the event that Mikhalkov did come to LC.

“Sunstroke” is based on Ivan Bunin’s work – the story of the same name, as well as the book “The Cursed Days”. By adaptation of the director was more than 30 years: the original idea dates back to the 1980s. Mikhalkov rewrote the script 11 times – from arms to “experience the product” and only in 2010, together with his colleagues took the final version.

A short story “Sunstroke” – a love story of two people who casually encountered on the Volga. For more depth and historical scope of the narrative elements give the documentary “Cursed Days” – forbidden in Soviet journalism Bunin devoted to the revolutionary era and the Civil War. In an interview with Mikhalkov he said that although the definition of the new pattern will be a chamber, he hopes that by understanding “Sunstroke” will be large-scale.

How insisted the director, the film is not about love, but about “how dying Russia”. “The main question of our hero in 1920 -” How did it all happen? “. I like that this question was asked in a different way -” How to make sure that did not happen? “- Said Mikhalkov at a briefing at the opening of 36- th Moscow International Film Festival June 19, 2014.