A Well for the Thirsty / Rodnik dlya zhazhdushchikh / Родник для жаждущих / Криниця для спраглих (1965)
DVD Video | 1hr 11mn | PAL 4:3 | 720x576 | 5.19 GB
Ukrainian-Russian: Dolby AC3, 2 ch
Subtitles: Ukrainian, English
Genre: Drama | Directors: Yuri Ilyenko
Yuri Ilyenko has created a parable centering on an old man who lives a secluded life in the desert, alone with only his memories and photographs. His wellspring, once a source of joy and hope for thirsty passersby, is now rarely used. No longer able to find comfort in his memories, he turns all his photographs to face the walls. Divided into five sections a spring for the thirsty is practically a silent film. From its powerful, abstract black-and-white images, however, we learn that the old man is waiting to die.