| credits containing: roman kirimov years: 1890-2010 |
1.Aziris Nuna (2006,Russia,90mins) rare+unlocated good:Probably - Childrens, Comedy, Fantasy/Sci-Fi, Foreign • two boys unleash a mummy and spaceship from museum storage: Brothers Kostik and Stas are the sons of an employee at a Moscow museum that has just gotten strange new artifacts in the Egyptian storage room. The boys sneak in at night to explore, and awaken a killer mummy. But then they discover a UFO hidden in a giant statue, and use it to escape into the past and outer space under the guidance of a sphinx who gives them a fantastic tour of the universe. • new generation of Russian fairytale has visionary appeal: Russia has a long hallowed history of mythological children's films made when more adult fare would have been censored. This new movie evokes some of that tradition while also competing with Hollywood gloss, a combination which may be considered dumb or thrilling depending on your point of view. Egyptian alien connections are nothing new, but one has to wonder how much the film was influenced by the "Stargate" (1994) franchise which has proven so lucrative with spin-off series "Stargate SG-1" (1997) and "Stargate:" Atlantis" (2004). Russia is not a country that aims to release most films with subtitles for the west, so hope of ever seeing "Aziris Nuna" may depend on both the perceived prestige of Russian children's films and the marketability of one of the original book's authors. Sergei Lukyanenko, who co-authored "Today, mama!" aka "Segodnya, mama!", also wrote the fabulously successful and internationally distributed series "Night Watch" (2004), "Day Watch" (2006), and the upcoming "Dusk Watch". Those are highly stylized adult horror films about vampires, recommendable for intelligent story twists and clever interactions between the physical and nonphysical planes, so many fans have been unpleasantly surprised by the tamer family friendly "Aziris Nuna". Dir./writer Oleg Kompasov, writers Ramil Farzutdinov, Yuli Burkin (novel), Sergei Lukyanenko (novel), stars Fillip Adeyev (Kostik), Roman Kirimov (Stas). For another recent crazy museum adventure comedy check out "Night at the Museum" (2006), but for a really weird Egyptian interstellar theme don't miss "Space Is the Place" (1974) - Themes: Contact, Evolution, Extraterrestrials, Higher Friends, Journeying, Space-travel www.MysticalMoveGuide.com - All Original Writings Copyright © Carl J. Schroeder, All Rights Reserved. Images Are The Copyright Property Of The Respective Owners/Studios And Were Obtained Through Public Channels And Are Not Intended to Infringe On Any Copyrights