Direction
Asanova's unsentimental gaze.
Acting
Naumkina's devastating stillness.
Cinematography
Bleak Siberian landscapes as emotional state.
Director
Dinara Asanova
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Asanova was a rare female director in Soviet cinema, known for unsentimental portraits of women's inner lives.
Rasputin's original story was controversial for its frank depiction of female desire in 1970s USSR.
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