Films
with no speech…
.
Kirsten: I saw a
Kazakhstan film three years ago in which there was no speaking. Test. Испытание.
Then last month Sveta became the second Kazakhstan film I have seen with no
speaking.
.
Dorothy: No
speaking means it was a statement of some kind?
.
 |
| Elena An in Test |
Kirsten: Different
films, different intentions. Test was about a wordless relationship
between a dying father and his teenage daughter living in a very remote steppe
area. The power of the film was in the cinematography. Only three pages of
script, the film took shape and grew a story during editing. But a powerful
film. Star, Elena An, a non-professional actress.
.
Dorothy: I can
imagine the work that went into post-production on that!
.
 |
| Laura Koroleva in Sveta |
Kirsten: And Sveta had a cast who were all deaf. A drama revolving around a unique
deaf woman. The characters all used Russian sign language to communicate. A
tightly scripted story but the director said the hard work was in training the
cast to act since they were deaf. A lot of rehearsals and retakes. Star, Laura Koroleva, again a non-professional actress. Just
goes to show.
.
Dorothy: Subtitled?
.
Kirsten: Of
course. Japanese down the right, English along the bottom.
____________
Voice-over
Alexander Kott,
director of Test.
Zhanna
Issabayeva, director of Sveta.
Kazakhstan has an
active film industry and international film festivals: the International Astana
Action Film Festival and the Eurasia International Film Festival held annually.
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