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Lopushansky is an interesting case as a director. He already had a
degree in music, a doctorate in art criticism, and a few years as an
professor under his belt before he decided to go to film school.
He did his internship as an assistant on
Stalker
and wound up becoming
Tarkovsky's
protege.
Visitor To A Museum takes place in a near-future
mildly-post-apocalyptic world. Increasing pollution has led to a world in
which half the population are born with horrible birth defects, and grow
up isolated in reservations. The focus on the inhabitants of the
reservation makes this reminiscent of
El Topo,
but the material is handled very differently. Their society and
religion are shown in greater depth.
(Their only prayer is the phrase: "Let us out of here!" repeated
over and over.) I never expected to see a movie that mixed Tarkovsky with
Jodorowsky,
but here it is.
One little quirk though - Lopushansky's final project in film school
Solo
was a fantastic portrayal of life during the
siege of Leningrad
in 1942.
(Starring
Nikolai Grinko!)
There is a scene where the main character walks past a recently bombed
building, in which flames are coming out the windows:
Apparently Lopushansky really liked that visually, because he worked
burning windows into Visitor to a Museum, even though it made very
little sense (they're gas-fed security measures to keep the "degenerates"
from the reservation out):
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