RUSSIA FROM MY WINDOW
Viktor Kossakovsky, Russia, 2003
Monday 5 July 2004 10.40pm-12am; rpt 2.10am-3.30am
A slightly surreal view of St Petersburg life, this is a fascinating look at the abstract quality of everyday happenings, often passing unnoticed in front of our eyes.
VIKTOR KOSSAKOVSKY Director interview
"In any piece of asphalt you can see all of Russia"
WEDNESDAY
Kossakovsky's brilliant portrait of a generation
Commissioner's
Comment Nick Fraser
Storyville Series Editor
Filmmaker Viktor Kossakovsky spent a whole year making a film about the road works periodically visible from his St Petersburg window. "There are two misfortunes in Russia - roads and fools" said the Russian writer Gogol. Say no more.
