KOENIGSBERG
By ANDREI NEKRASOV
Directed by Andrei Nekrasov
in co-production with Volksbuehne am Rosa Luxemburg Platz, Berlin
Premiered 19.12.2002
cast Milan Peshe, Patrizia Ziolkowska, Samuel Finchi, Olga Konskaia
SYNOPSIS
A young aspiring German author, Rainer, despairs over prevailing
conformism and the U.S. domination in culture and politics. He dreams
of Kultur's past glory and claims that Germany's natural ally is Russia,
not America. When Rainer's girlfriend meets a mysterous wealthy Russian
from Kalinigrad, Rainer hopes he has found a new friend. It soon turns
out that the convivial businessman and half-baked germanofile (he learnt
German during spying missions in the GDR) is also an ex-officer of the
FSB ("reformed" KGB), on the run from his ruthless former colleagues.
In order to protect himself, the Russian blackmails the "Firm"
with the evidence of their involvement in Chechnya connected terror activities
and asks Rainer for help with taping and storing that evidence…
Tarkovski's
disciple, auteur filmmaker Nekrasov combines both theatrical and filmic
tools to conjure up a spectacular but also precisely structured performance…
Overwhelming and inspiring…
Zitty 09.01 - 22.01.03
Andrei
Nekrasov who often quotes the laconic style of early Godard and Fassbinder,
creates with minimal means and maximum concentration, a whole world of
social identities, atmospheric anecdotes, perfectly directed associations
and correspondaces.
Tip 02.01 - 15.01.03
The
performance is staggering, overwhelming, and "cool" at the same
time, it is an impudence, but an impudence which is fun.
Tagesspiegel 21.12.02