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How did Aleksey Balabanov move from early documentary sketches and modernist screen adaptations to popular action films? What place did love, war, xenophobia, and cinema occupy in his poetics? What are “Brother” and “Cargo 200” really about? And how does the director use music in his films? “Brother 2” and “Cargo 200”, “About Freaks and People” and “War”, “Zhmurki” and “The Stoker” — these films defined the image of the era, describing Russian reality with the utmost precision and effectiveness. In this video essay, we analyze the work of Aleksey Balabanov and reflect on why he remains the most important Russian director to this day. 00:00 — Introduction 01:38 — Chapter I. Rock’n’Roller 04:34 — Chapter II. Modernist 09:20 — Chapter III. People’s Director 12:47 — Chapter IV. A Man at War 16:55 — Chapter V. Genre Author 20:35 — Chapter VI. Chronicler of Disintegration 24:00 — Chapter VII. Farewell You can watch Alexey Balabanov’s films on Kinopoisk with a Plus subscription in a special selection — https://hd.kinopoisk.ru/selection/55 This video was made as part of a special project on the history of Russian cinema “People with Movie Cameras”. See additional materials on the special project page — https://www.kinopoisk.ru/special/rush... Other videos from this series — • People with Movie Cameras History of the Domestic... ⚡️For your convenience, we have created another channel in Telegram to contact you — https://t.me/kinopoisk_videoessay. There we will post links to video essays and interesting materials on the topics of the analysis.