Zolotoy Son

This film is made up from archive footage from the early years of the twentieth century covering the years from 1900 to 1920. The footage, often unique, was filmed by different people and groups the world over, and is united to give a wide overview of the fate of European civilization.

In essence "The Golden Dream" is an idyllic vision of the world on the eve of the 1st World War, which the film＇s author associates with a loss of cultural ideals. It is a world of artists and painters, aristocratic souls who possess a refined sense of taste, a faultless feeling for style, all of which is destroyed by war - an effect which is reinforced by the socialist revolution. The forces of evil are senseless, and the film opposes them with a killing irony.

The film＇s outlook is unashamedly subjective, but that is where its strength lies. The film makes wide use of special effects. The author injects colour into black and white images achieving a painterly expressiveness.

The film＇s music was written by St Petersburg＇s famous composer, Boris Grebenshikov