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1971 · drama · arthouse

You and Me

Directed by Larisa Shepitko1h 36m1971
ElsewhereIMDb7.2429TMDB6.316
  • sombre
  • measured
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Sombre, measured, measured drama / arthouse, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, measured, hand-scored across twelve axes of taste.

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Pyotr, a once-promising neurosurgeon who left his groundbreaking research and career abroad, returns home years later in search of fulfillment. Encountering old friends, strained relationships, and the realities of his choices, Pyotr grapples with regret, identity, and the value of his work.

Our read · You and Me (1971) reads as a sombre, measured, inventive drama · arthouse entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, nihilistic in outlook. Hand-scored on twelve axes of taste — mood, pacing, weirdness, hope, stakes, humour, reality, density, warmth, auteur, intensity, and era — with a derived palette drawn from its dominant cinematography.

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You want a thoughtful Soviet drama on regret, identity and fulfillment.

ends ambiguousit stays with youmeditativegrips by minute 20attention 4/5earns its lengthsubtitles: full
Date nightWith friendsSoloWith parentsKids around

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Each axis is hand-scored — not derived from votes or genre averages. The marker shows where this film sits; the gradient fill uses the film's own cinematography palette.

Mood · HeavyCosy
Pacing · Slow-burnKinetic
Intensity · GentleExtreme
Weirdness · ConventionalSurreal
Hope · NihilisticRedemptive
Stakes · IntimateEpic
Humour · NoneBroad
Reality · GroundedFantastical
Density · SparseTwisty
Warmth · ColdTender
Auteur · TransparentSignature
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