There Lived Kozyavin (1966) (Zhil-byl Kozyavin)

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Directed by

Andrey Khrzhanovskiy

Starring

Aleksandr Grave
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Description: This is another favorite, about a man named Kozyavin who does a desk job, shuffling papers (The first moments of this film reminded me of the stacks of papers surrounding the protagonist in Kurosawa’s Ikiru). At the end of the workday, Kozyavin’s boss pulls him aside and asks him to find another employee named Sidorov, pointing in the general direction that he might be found. Kozyavin, the ever-dutiful employee, follows that direction literally. He will not deviate from the path marked out by his boss, which means he quickly exits the building and begins a trek across town. This journey is the bulk of the film, as Kozyavin e ... (more)

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"DIR:Andrey Khrzhanovsky SUMMARY: Asked to go and fetch a fellow employee and pointed in the vague direction that his boss thinks he may be located, an office employee walks all the way around the world in a straight line in an attempt to comply. WHY IT'S HERE: Russian director Andrey Khrzhanovskiy's 'There Lived Kozyavin' is a simple but brilliant satire on conformity and the soul-deadening experience of working for a faceless, exploitative employer. It brings to mind the civil servants of G"