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'''''Zina''''' ([[1985 in film|1985]]) is an award-winning film by director [[Ken McMullen (film director)|Ken McMullen]]. It tells a story of a twentieth century [[Antigone]], |
'''''Zina''''' ([[1985 in film|1985]]) is an award-winning film by director [[Ken McMullen (film director)|Ken McMullen]]. It tells a story of a twentieth century [[Antigone]], [[Zinaida Volkova]] ([[Domiziana Giordano ]]), daughter of [[Leon Trotsky]]. In 1930s [[Berlin]], Zina is being treated by psychoanalyst [[Arthur Kronfeld|Professor Kronfeld]]<ref> |
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[http://www.sgipt.org/gesch/kronf/kronf_e.htm In Memory of Arthur Kronfeld (1986)] |
[http://www.sgipt.org/gesch/kronf/kronf_e.htm ''In Memory of Arthur Kronfeld'' (1986)] |
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</ref> ([[Ian McKellen]]), recalling incidents both from her life and that of her father. During this psychoanalysis, which includes some hypnosis, she recalls incidents both from her own life and that of her father, as a leader of the [[Russian Revolution]], as the holder of state power and later in exile. Against the background of the progressive deterioration of the situation in Europe, threatened by the rise of fascism and the spectre of the [[Second World War]], Zina’s identification with Antigone becomes more and more credible. What were her hallucinations begin to take objective form on the streets. The dynamics of [[Greek tragedy]], always waiting in the wings, step forward to take control. Zina has won many awards and is regarded by many as one of the great political motion pictures. |
</ref> ([[Ian McKellen]]), recalling incidents both from her life and that of her father. During this psychoanalysis, which includes some hypnosis, she recalls incidents both from her own life and that of her father, as a leader of the [[Russian Revolution]], as the holder of state power and later in exile. Against the background of the progressive deterioration of the situation in Europe, threatened by the rise of fascism and the spectre of the [[Second World War]], Zina’s identification with Antigone becomes more and more credible. What were her hallucinations begin to take objective form on the streets. The dynamics of [[Greek tragedy]], always waiting in the wings, step forward to take control. Zina has won many awards and is regarded by many as one of the great political motion pictures. |
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==Crew == |
==Crew == |
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DIRECTOR |
DIRECTOR |
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Ken McMullen |
[[Ken McMullen (film director)|Ken McMullen]] |
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PRODUCER |
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Ken McMullen |
[[Ken McMullen (film director)|Ken McMullen]] |
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WRITER |
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[[Terry James]],<br /> Ken McMullen |
[[Terry James]],<br /> [[Ken McMullen (film director)|Ken McMullen]] |
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CINEMATOGRAPHER <br /> |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*{{imdb title|0090372|Zina}} |
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*[http://www.mckellen.com/cinema/zina/index.htm ''Words by Ian McKellen''] |
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*[http://www.trotskyana.net/Leon_Trotsky/Genealogy/genealogy.htm Genealogy of Trotsky's Family] at ''TrotskyanaNet'', and here esp. [http://www.trotskyana.net/Leon_Trotsky/Genealogy/genealogy.htm#note-5 Note 5 (]) |
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Revision as of 22:25, 13 January 2008
| Zina | |
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| Directed by | Ken McMullen |
| Written by | Terry James Ken McMullen |
| Produced by | Ken McMullen |
| Cinematography | Bryan Loftus |
| Edited by | Robert Hargreaves |
| Distributed by | Virgin Films |
Release date | July 1985 |
Running time | 90 minutes |
| Language | English |
Zina (1985) is an award-winning film by director Ken McMullen. It tells a story of a twentieth century Antigone, Zinaida Volkova (Domiziana Giordano ), daughter of Leon Trotsky. In 1930s Berlin, Zina is being treated by psychoanalyst Professor Kronfeld[1] (Ian McKellen), recalling incidents both from her life and that of her father. During this psychoanalysis, which includes some hypnosis, she recalls incidents both from her own life and that of her father, as a leader of the Russian Revolution, as the holder of state power and later in exile. Against the background of the progressive deterioration of the situation in Europe, threatened by the rise of fascism and the spectre of the Second World War, Zina’s identification with Antigone becomes more and more credible. What were her hallucinations begin to take objective form on the streets. The dynamics of Greek tragedy, always waiting in the wings, step forward to take control. Zina has won many awards and is regarded by many as one of the great political motion pictures.
Cast
Domiziana Giordano
Phillip Madoc
Ian McKellen
Rom Anderson
Micha Bergese
Crew
DIRECTOR Ken McMullen
PRODUCER Ken McMullen
WRITER
Terry James,
Ken McMullen
CINEMATOGRAPHER
Bryan Loftus
composer: industrial music
David Cunningham
composer: symphonic music
Barrie Guard
composer: additional music
Simon Heyworth
1985 colour 100min
Notes
External links
- Zina at IMDb
- Words by Ian McKellen
- Genealogy of Trotsky's Family at TrotskyanaNet, and here esp. Note 5 ()