Island of the Dead
Island of the Dead
1993, Russian. Directed by Oleg Kovalov.
The Island of the Dead is a film about the demise of the Russian Epocha Modern. The symbol of this culture was the legendary Russian film star Vera Kholodnaya, who evoked a poetic image of the young urban woman on the silver screen. Her death in 1919, shrouded in tragedy and mystery, put a symbolic end to the pre-Revolutionary period. The Island of the Dead is composed of fragments from numerous films from this period, juxtaposed with other contemporary artistic expressions such as music and painting. Kovalov shows convincingly how the fragile beauty of the Russian Epocha Modern had to make way for the pressure of Futurism, Constructivism and other 'progressive trends', and how these '-isms' were then also relegated to the melting pot to be remoulded by totalitarian norms.
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
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- Released
- 15 September 1993
- Original title
- Остров мёртвых
- Country
- Russia
- Written by
- Oleg Kovalov
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Island of the Dead runs 86 minutes (1h 26m).
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Island of the Dead isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 15 September 1993. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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If you liked Island of the Dead, try My Friend Ivan Lapshin, Vanya on 42nd Street, An Unfinished Piece for Player Piano.
Who directed Island of the Dead?
Island of the Dead (1993) was directed by Oleg Kovalov and stars Vera Kholodnaya, Czar Nicholas II of Russia, Joseph Stalin.