Postmarks (film)
| Postmarks | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Natalia Nazarova |
| Produced by | Denis Kovalevsky Dina Demidova |
| Screenplay by | Natalia Nazarova |
| Music by | Vyacheslav Osminin |
| Cinematography | Natalia Makarova |
Production company | Salt Studio |
Release date |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country | Russia |
| Language | Russian |
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Postmarks (Russian: Филателия, Filateliya) is a 2024 Russian comedy-drama film and the latest work by director Natalia Nazarova.[1] The picture "grew" out of her 2016 short film Firefly (Svetlyachok), with a change in cast and a deepened plot.[2]
The film premiered on August 14, 2024, at the 32nd "Window to Europe" Russian Film Festival in Vyborg.[3]
The film was released theatrically in Russia on September 25, 2025.[4]
Plot
The plot revolves around Yana, a young woman living in Murmansk. She works at a post office, collects stamps, and waits for her father to return from the sea, although she has little hope that he will. She spends most of her free time alone, walking along the shoreline.
The young woman has mild cerebral palsy. Her slight limp and speech impediments hinder her integration into society; she struggles to make friends or find a boyfriend, and even at work, she is treated with condescension. The only place where she feels she belongs and is taken seriously is within the circle of local philatelists.
Everything in her life changes when a cheerful and charismatic sailor named Petya appears at the post office one day and begins to show sincere interest in her. A tender, chaste relationship develops between Yana and Petya, which provokes various reactions from outsiders and is interpreted in different ways.
The film has an open ending, in line with the director's main idea: "Sometimes the expectation of happiness is stronger than happiness itself."[5]
Dramatic plot twists in Nazarova's film sit side by side with frankly ironic scenes. According to the director, she tried to shoot the film "in the genre of life, where the tragic always stands next to the comic."[5]
Cast
- Alina Khodzhevanova as Yana
- Maxim Stoyanov as Pyotr
- Irina Nosova as Vera
- Ilya Noskov as Kolya
- Olesya Ivantsova as Lyuba
Awards
- August 2024 - 32nd "Window to Europe" Russian Film Festival in Vyborg:
Best Feature Film Special Jury Mention for the poignant acting duo of Maxim Stoyanov and Alina Khodzhevanova Winner of the "5 Stars" film critics' rating[6]
Best Feature Film Best Actress (Alina Khodzhevanova)[7]
- November 2024 - 16th "Northern Character" International Film Festival in Murmansk:
Grand Prix[8]
- November 2024 - 45th Cairo International Film Festival in Cairo (Egypt):
Silver Pyramid for Best Director (Natalia Nazarova) Best Actor (Maxim Stoyanov) Special Jury Mention for Actress (Alina Khodzhevanova)[9]
- December 2024 - 8th Arctic Open International Film Festival in Arkhangelsk:
Best Feature Film[10]
Best Feature Film[11]
- January 2025 - "White Elephant" Film Critics and Cinema Journalists Award:
Best Actress (Alina Khodzhevanova)[12]
- June 2025 - 9th "Golden Raven" Arctic International Film Festival in Anadyr:
Audience Choice Award Best Film of the Festival Best Actress (Alina Khodzhevanova)[13]
Reception
At first glance, Philately might seem like a film with significant social context. In reality, it balances on the edge of comedy and tragedy and only occasionally ventures into the territory of melodrama. Yana's childlike spontaneity makes her akin to Tosya Kislitsyna from the Soviet film The Girls, and the soulful and troublesome Petya fits conditionally into the image of Ilya Kovrigin; the only problem is that the relationship between the main characters of Philately is emphatically platonic: without kisses and tight hugs in the snowy forest. Nazarova deconstructs the habitual understanding of romance.
Reviews
- Olya Smolina - Review of the film "Philately" - a Nordic dramedy about the search for love // Film.ru, 17 August 2024
- Polina Arzhenovskova - A toast to infinity - "Philately" by Natalia Nazarova // Seance, 22 August 2024
- Yulia Shagelman - Window to Philately. The film festival in Vyborg has ended // Kommersant, No. 147, 16 August 2024, p. 11
- Maxim Ershov - "Philately": A Tragic Fairy Tale on the Seashore // Okko, 20 August 2024
References
- ↑ "Четыре мнения: «Филателия»" [Four opinions: "Philately"]. Kino TV (in русский). 2024-08-17. Retrieved 2025-03-16.
- ↑ Sergey Sychev (15 August 2024). Holding stamps: the film "Philately" won in Vyborg. Izvestia.
- ↑ "Philately" - one of the best Russian films of the 2020s. Here is why it is worth seeing in the cinema. Gazeta.ru, 20 September 2025.
- ↑ "Philately": Why big ships sailed the sea. Kino-Teatr.ru, 24 September 2025.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "В Каире состоялся первый международный показ российского фильма «Филателия»" [The first international screening of the Russian film "Philately" took place in Cairo]. TASS (in русский). Retrieved 2025-03-12.
- ↑ "Фильм Натальи Назаровой «Филателия» победил на фестивале «Окно в Европу»" [Natalia Nazarova's film "Philately" won at the "Window to Europe" festival]. Rossiyskaya Gazeta (in русский). 2024-08-15. Retrieved 2025-03-12.
- ↑ "В Анапе определили лучший фильм 33-го фестиваля «Киношок»" [The best film of the 33rd "Kinoshock" festival was determined in Anapa]. Kommersant (in русский). 2024-09-15. Retrieved 2025-03-12.
- ↑ "Гран-при кинофестиваля «Северный характер» получила драма «Филателия»" [The drama "Philately" received the Grand Prix of the "Northern Character" film festival]. TASS (in русский). Retrieved 2025-03-12.
- ↑ The film "Philately" received three awards at the Cairo Film Festival. Kultura, 23 November 2024.
- ↑ "Российский фильм «Филателия» завоевал Гран-при фестиваля Arctic open" [Russian film "Philately" won the Grand Prix of the Arctic Open festival]. russkiymir.ru. Retrieved 2025-03-12.
- ↑ RESULTS of the 30th International Human Rights Film Festival "Stalker". Movie Start, 16 December 2024.
- ↑ "Национальная премия киноведов «Белый слон» объявила лауреатов за 2024 год" [National Film Critics Award "White Elephant" announced the winners for 2024]. Rossiyskaya Gazeta (in русский). 2025-01-27. Retrieved 2025-03-12.
- ↑ Results of the IX Arctic Film Festival "Golden Raven": The Grand Prix went to the film "Philately". Presidential Fund for Cultural Initiatives, 26 June 2025.
- ↑ Olya Smolina. Vyborg-2024: Review of the film "Philately" - a Nordic dramedy about the search for love. Film.ru, 17 August 2024.
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