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Urga (Mongolian, Russian, Mandarin with French subtitles)
Location
Main screening room
Date
April 20th, 2025
Duration
118 min
Cycle
History of Cinema

This recurring cycle is an opportunity to watch or re-watch classics from cinema history, or films representative of certain national cinematographies, trends or eras, on the big screen.

Winner of the Golden Lion, 1991 Venice Internation Film Festival

Urga
Directed by
Nikita Mikhalkov
Language
Mongolian, Russian, Mandarin with French subtitles
Actors
Badema, Bayaertu, Vladimir Gostyukhin
Origins
France, USSR
Year
1991
Duration
118 min
Genre
Adventure, drama, romance
Format
35 mm
Synopsis

A young Mongolian herder, living in harmony with nature, takes in a Russian employee whose truck breaks down not far from his home. Even though everything separates them, the two men become friends.

Urga
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Nikita Mikhalkov

Nikita Mikhalkov is a Russian filmmaker, actor, and producer known for his critically acclaimed films from the 1970s through the 1990s, during which he earned prestigious awards like an Academy Award, an Honorary Golden Lion, and various prizes at the Cannes Film Festival. In 2002, he established the Golden Eagle Award, to recognize excellence in Russian cinema. His career slowed in the early 2000s while he led the Union of Russian Cinematographers before eventually stepping down.

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