Movie

Despite the Falling Snow

2016 · 94 min

A wistful, snow-dusted romance that drifts between decades, trading on longing and quiet dread rather than action.

Tagline: You can betray your country but not your heart.
Overview: New York, 1961. Alexander Ivanov, a high-ranked Soviet bureaucrat, reluctantly defects to the West while is part of a diplomatic mission, feeling the grief of being unable to know the fate of his wife Katya, whom he has had to leave behind in Moscow. Only many years later, in 1991, he will finally find out the truth when his niece Lauren travels to Moscow to participate in a painting exhibition.
How it feels: Melancholic, romantic, tense and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Love, betrayal, grief, identity
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
betrayal
grief
identity
politics
Places: big city
single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild