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Winter Journey (2013 film)

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Wikipedia article




'Winter Journey' (, translit. Zimniy put') is a 2013 Russian drama film about a young classical singer who falls in love with a street thug. The film takes its title from a Schubert song cycle, 'Winterreise', that the hero, Erik, a music student, is practising for a competition.

Plot



Music student and gifted singer, Erik, is preparing to sing Schubert's 'Winterreise' for a competition. As his teacher slams him for his poor performance, Erik's life is changed irrevocably by a chance meeting with Lyokha, a coarse and aggressive petty criminal.

Cast



* Aleksey Frandetti as Erik

* Evgeniy Tkachuk as Lyokha

Reception



The Dutch film director Jos Stelling described the film as "a genuine film... [which] went straight to my heart. The theme of the alleged homosexuality hardly played a role for me... To me this film sometimes approached the status of a masterpiece for its cinematographic values".

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