Summer House (1992)
Produced for newly independent Sakha television in the early nineties, Summer House is a pioneering document of a film culture in the making. The directorial debut of actor Anatoly Vasiliev, who also stars, the film tells the seemingly simple story of a man returning to his native village to purchase a house, only to find himself caught between the worlds of the living and the dead. Drawing on deep wells of Sakha spirituality and folk symbolism, and cast with local, non-professional actors, Summer House is a rarely-seen gem of independent filmmaking and a key piece of Sakha film history.
Director: Anatoly Vasiliev
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Anatoly Vasiliev as |
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Afanasy Fedorov as |
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Simon Fedotov as |
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Vasiliy Aprosimov as |
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Alexey Popov as |
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Mariya Lukina as |
| Directing | Anatoly Vasiliev | Director |
| Writing | Semen Ermolaev | Writer |
| Camera | Semyon Vasilyev | Director of Photography |