Room and a Half

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2009 Russian film

2009 (2009)

Running time

130 minutesCountryRussiaLanguageRussian

Room and a Half (Russian: Полторы комнаты, или сентиментальное путешествие на родину) is a 2009 Russian biographical film. It won three Nika Awards, including Best Film, Best Director (Khrzhanovsky) and Best Screenplay.^[1] It also received the Best Film award in the East of the West section at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.^[2]

Plot

The film is a fictionalized account of writer Joseph Brodsky. Much of the action incorporates animation to create an ethereal feeling. Director Khrzhanovsky stated The Nose or the Conspiracy of Mavericks is a sequel to the Room and a Half. A third sequel is planned that will unite all the films into a future trilogy.^[3]

Cast

Alisa Freindlich as Mother
Sergei Yursky as Father
Grigoriy Dityatkovsky as Joseph Brodsky

Reception

Room and a Half has an approval rating of 94% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 16 reviews, and an average rating of 7.6/10.^[4] Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 76 out of 100, based on 5 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".^[5]

References

^ "Лауреаты Национальной кинематографической премии "НИКА" за 2009 год". Nika Award.
^ "Final Press Release (July 11th, 2009)" (PDF). Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.
^ ""Если бы речь шла только об отрицании, пароход современности далеко бы не уплыл"". Коммерсантъ. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
^ https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/a_room_and_a_half
^ https://www.metacritic.com/movie/room-and-a-half?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1c