User reviews

Ispytanie is one excellent film, that nearly nobody noticed, but deserves more attention.

That said though, this is also a love it or hate in movie. At least I think so.

The biggest think about this Russian film is the lack of dialogue. Fortunately that doesn't weaken the film. The story is interesting. Without words, the characters get more mysterious. The filming set highers up the isolation feel. The soundtrack features great tunes. The actors do an excellent job.

While I've decided to give the film a 10/10 (even if it was a 9/10 Ispytanie would be still worth checking out), somewhere at the middle it kinda dragged and there was some little frustration.

For fans of artistic films this may be a gold mine. People, like me, who can enjoy an American action flick or a movie, many consider ''bad'', as well as non-American film, may also adore it.

This is a masterpiece i can watch and re-watch infinitely.

I recently found by the hazard of my personal succession of cinema sessions, that it could be an oriental answer or retort to the last Bela Tarr movie : The Turin Horse.

I felt or rather discovered (too many references/situations to be the result of chance) that it was a tribute but with the spirit of a rising sun and a touch of russian soul instead of the weight of the void

You will find saturate colors, a beautiful landscape, love in the air ... everything seems to be an opposition or a complementary part like the ying an the yang to the bela tarr movie. Or maybe it is a medicine against the nothingness. Ispytanie represent the bright side of this cinephile diptych.