The Horse, the Violin and a Little Bit Nervous

The Horse, the Violin and a Little Bit Nervous

Irina Evteeva’s debut quickly became a kind of manifesto for the one-room experimental studio: it defines classification by interweaving animation, appropriated footage, feature and documentary to form a unique whole, a film that rushes backwards into the future, thereby re-inventing Futurism. Mayakovskiy is the star; his occasional presence holds together a film driven by the sound, the beat, of his poetry. Evteeva develops a dramatic structure of flaring, fading, being from light: violin strings become rays, quivering dull yellow spots, pictures. The plot assails the material from which it derives energy from material. History, growling and roaring, finds its form.

Release Date

January 1, 1991

Status

Released

Original Title

Лошадь, скрипка... и немножко нервно

Runtime

27min

Budget

Revenue

Language

Russian

Production Companies

LenfilmPIEF Film Studio