DAU. Natasha

2020 film

26 February 2020 (2020-02-26) (Berlin)

Running time

146 minutesCountriesRussia
Germany
Ukraine
United KingdomLanguageRussian

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

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

Production

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

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]

References

^ "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.
^ "Berlin Competition Lineup Revealed: Sally Potter, Kelly Reichardt, Eliza Hittman, Abel Ferrara". Variety. 29 January 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
^ "Berlin Film Festival 2020: There Is No Evil Wins Golden Bear". Variety. 29 February 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
^ "DAU. Natasha review". 26 February 2020.
^ "Наташа Бережная, героиня «Дау»Там я была человеком, которым не могла быть в этой жизни". kinoart.ru. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
^ https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dau_natasha