Venice Film Success Tells of Old Rituals, Love
Published on 15/11/2010
The heroine of Alexei Fedorchenko's new movie "Ovsyanki," or "Silent Souls," - a tender, subservient woman from provincial Russia - is a wordless role. Yulia Aug's character, Tatyana, does not utter a single word throughout the 75-minute movie, which was an instant success at the Venice Film Festival this year.