Shades of Russian: Essays on Domestic Cinema

Anton Dolin – journalist, radio host, film critic on the television program «Evening Urgant» and editor-in-chief of the most authoritative publication about cinema  «Art of Cinema». In the book «Shades of Russian», the most sought-after and influential film critic in the country gathers his observations on domestic cinema from recent years. Modestly named «shades», this is a mosaic of contemporary reality, where cinema is an integral part and reflection of the entire palette of social sentiments. To those who condemn, love, despise, do not understand, or want to make sense of it, Dolin will reveal new colors in the black-and-white film «Hard to Be a God», explain why «Loveless» is not a film about monsters, but about us, why classic filmmaker Sergey Solovyev is the youngest director, as well as what and who was stirred by «Matilda»."