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Russian Lullabies
JAPAN · 1993

Russian Lullabies

Nobuhiko Obayashi
family life Russian culture documentary filmmaking daily life home video
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Synopsis

Film director Nobuhiko Obayashi went to Russia in 1992 and visited, with his crew, five families from five different cities and asked one member of each family to record their daily life in their homes on video. Using old lullabies as background, the documentary reveals the intimacy, joys, fears and expectations of these families.

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