At Ivan I. Tverdovsky (one of the most talented directors of the young cut in Russia), I watched a very structurally correctly designed film “The Correction Class” (2014), a difficult (with an original plot move) “Zoology” (2016) and too theatrical “Flood” (2022) with fractured and intimacy.
All these films have their own corporate style of director, which is read from the first frames.
"Panic Attacks" - the film turned out with a small reserve of energy and deprived, as strange as it is to the declared genre: road-movie - space in the cinematic "watercolor". All the “household” in its content as always... Tverdovsky dresses in cooler, peculiar Scandinavian tones, similar to the style of Aki Kaurismäki’s films in both manner and presentation.
But, in my opinion, too much artificiality of the picture can push the ordinary viewer away from watching this film. Another social statement of the director rests on a tough arthouse thriller wrapper. There have been a lot of such films lately. What is a plus: the camera work of Artem Emelyanov and the impressive acting work of Lena Tronina. She fully conveyed the idea of the director and I understood it ... through the game.
There is a provocation here, like a note of opposition. This is most accurately intersected and reflected in one parable, it well reflects the semantic load of the picture:
“In Japan, in a village near the capital, there lived an old wise samurai. One day, while he was teaching classes with his students, he was approached by a young fighter known for his rudeness and cruelty. His favorite technique was provocation: he exasperated the opponent and, blinded by rage, he accepted his challenge, made mistake after mistake and lost the fight as a result.
The young fighter began to insult the old man: he threw stones at him, spit and cursed with the last words. But the old man remained unperturbed and continued his studies. At the end of the day, an irritated and tired young fighter cleaned up.
The disciples, surprised that the old man had endured so many insults, asked him:
- Why didn't you call him in? Are they afraid of defeat?
The old samurai replied:
- If someone comes to you with a gift and you do not accept it, who will own the gift?
- To his former master, one of the students replied.
- The same goes for envy, hate and swearing. Until you accept them, they belong to the one who brought them.
A film for a one-time thoughtful viewing. But there's not much raisin here.7/10.
I can only recommend Sasha Bogdanova. I think you'll understand the purpose, the intonation and the final piece of the film. 👩
