DAU. Natasha

DAU. Natasha
Film poster
Directed byIlya Khrzhanovsky
Jekaterina Oertel
StarringNatalia Berezhnaya
Production
companies
Phenomen Ukraine
Phenomen Films
Phenomen Berlin Filmproduktions
Release date
  • 26 February 2020 (2020-02-26) (Berlin)
Running time
146 minutes
CountriesRussia
Germany
Ukraine
United Kingdom
LanguageRussian

DAU. Natasha is a 2020 Russian-language internationally co-produced drama film directed by Ilya Khrzhanovsky and Jekaterina Oertel. It was selected to compete for the Golden Bear in the main competition section at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival.[1][2] At Berlin, the film won the Silver Bear for an Outstanding Artistic Contribution.[3]

Cast

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  • Natalia Berezhnaya as Natasha
  • Olga Shkabarnya as Olga
  • Vladimir Azhippo as Azhippo
  • Alexei Blinov as Prof. Blinov
  • Luc Bigé as Luc

Production

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The film took 15 years to produce and utilized hundreds of actors. The Guardian likened the film to a real world implementation of Synecdoche, New York.[4] The filmmakers were accused of filming the unsimulated sex scene between Natalia Berezhnaya and Luc Bigé without the knowledge of the actors, but Berezhnaya denied that.[5]

Reception

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DAU. Natasha has an approval rating of 85% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 13 reviews, and an average rating of 8.8/10.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The 70th Berlinale Competition and Further Films to Complete the Berlinale Special". Berlinale. Archived from the original on 13 April 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Berlin Competition Lineup Revealed: Sally Potter, Kelly Reichardt, Eliza Hittman, Abel Ferrara". Variety. 29 January 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Berlin Film Festival 2020: There Is No Evil Wins Golden Bear". Variety. 29 February 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  4. ^ "DAU. Natasha review". 26 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Наташа Бережная, героиня «Дау»Там я была человеком, которым не могла быть в этой жизни". kinoart.ru. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  6. ^ https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dau_natasha
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