Muratova: Kira Georgievna's Recipes for Harmony

Film critic and filmmaker Oleg Kovalov examines the work of Kira Muratova with both the precision of a scholar and the enthusiasm of a devoted cinephile. Tracing the evolution of her cinema over more than five decades, he follows its path from the psychological dramas of the 1960s to the singular aesthetic of her later films, where kitsch and tragedy, absurdity and sincerity, coexist in unexpected and deeply expressive ways.
Rather than treating Muratova as a monumental classic whose work belongs to the past, Kovalov argues for the enduring vitality of her films. He shows how her cinema remained in constant dialogue with its historical moment while never being confined by it, creating a body of work that continues to feel strikingly contemporary.
Combining close readings of individual films with reflections on Muratova's artistic method, Muratova: Kira Georgievna's Recipes for Harmony offers a fresh perspective on one of the most original filmmakers of the late Soviet and post-Soviet era, revealing the timelessness and emotional complexity of her cinematic world.

Oleg Kovalov. Muratova: Kira Georgievna's Recipes for Harmony. — St. Petersburg: Seans, 2025.
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