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By the Ravine

1962 · 50 min

A quiet, deliberate Soviet diploma film that follows a young hunter through the stark Siberian wilderness, building slow tension through sparse dialogue and a patient, observational gaze.

Directed by
Oleksandr Muratov, Kira Muratova
Genres
Drama
Starring
Valeri Isakov, Viktor Markin, Georgi Svetlani
Overview
Senya, a young hunter, hunts for two wolves that have been preying on sheep of various farms in Siberia. Kira Muratova and husband Oleksandr Muratov's diploma film.

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Directed by
Oleksandr Muratov, Kira Muratova
Genres
Drama
Starring
Valeri Isakov, Viktor Markin, Georgi Svetlani
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • nature
  • isolation
  • coming-of-age
Places
  • wilderness
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance0
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Oleksandr Muratov, Kira Muratova
Written by
Oleksandr Muratov, Kira Muratova
Starring
Valeri Isakov, Viktor Markin, Georgi Svetlani, Pyotr Lyubeshkin, Larisa Burkova, Vladimir Ivanov, Valeriy Nosik, Aleksandr Potapov
Music
Oleg Karavaichuk
Cinematography
Andrei Maslennikov
Runtime
50 min
Country
Soviet Union
Languages
Russian

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