Titreenp
SERIOUSLY. This is what the crap Hollywood still puts out?
Huievest
Instead, you get a movie that's enjoyable enough, but leaves you feeling like it could have been much, much more.
PiraBit
if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.
Kirpianuscus
it is a great travel. across a feeling. across the images of a lost Russia. it is an admirable work. for the details, for the dialogue and for the magnificent art to reflect states out of words. it is a masterpiece and this is not a real surprise from Aleksandr Petrov. the special thing is the emotions after the end of film. as a ball of tenderness and seductive secret and childish - clear feeling. from a long time ago, for me, the films of Petrov are a sort of gifts of the Christmas Eve. but my love is more. maybe because I am East European. or for Slavic origins. it is a form of rehabilitation of a Golden Age using the perfect tools. and the result is more, real more than you expect.
Robert Reynolds
This is an animated short by Aleksandr Petrov using the technique of paint-on-glass, where the image is painted directly on sheets of glass. There will be spoilers ahead:This is an adaptation of a work by Ivan Shmelyov, A Love Story. It's the story of a 16 year old boy, the son of a wealthy family, studying for his exams and wrestling with puppy love, which has hit him twice at once, first with Pasha, the family's maid and then the mysterious woman living nearby.Though his interest in the maid is largely returned, his interest in the other older woman has a more uneven pattern to it. Both loves are ultimately doomed and not just because he's 16. Sons of wealth marrying the family maid was all but unheard of at that time and place, for one thing. As for his other interest, she has a past and a reputation, along with a complicated present.The plot is interesting, but unless you can find something with subtitles or speak Russian, the plot is hard to follow. Subtitled copies can be found, but the animation itself is so breathtaking that one can appreciate this for the visuals alone. I've been fortunate enough to see this with English subtitles.There's angst, tragedy, laughter and joy throughout and it's very well crafted. This can be seen online and is most highly recommended.
Armand
impressionist art. delicate theme. Alexandr Petrov science to explore each nuance in admirable manner. and his unique animation. it is more than a movie. maybe an experience. a beautiful, useful, almost magic one. because more than a film about love, dreams, expectations and grow -up, it is the film about a special age. and the delicacy to explore it does it real great show. it is a film about subtle nuances of an experience and the chance to discover an live the magic of life. a superb movie for the grace of image, for the science to reflect the magic of a delicate episode of life. the story of the young Anton is universal. the talent of director is to transform it in personal experience for each spectator in a splendid manner.
Rectangular_businessman
Words are just not enough to express how marvelous this short is. Each one of the animations directed by Aleksandr Petrov is a flawless and exquisite work of art. He always manage to turn even the most (apparently) mundane story into something incredibly beautiful and poetical, and this short film about the contrast between passion and true love isn't exception. I simply loved every single second from "My Love": After seeing some bland, commercial and ugly animated films and television shows, this was a strong reminder of why I love so much this underrated genre, which is sadly commonly dismissed as something that only kids could enjoy, despite the existence of extraordinary films like this one. Personally, I would recommend this short to anyone.10/10 (And I would rate it with eleven stars if I could)
