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Between 1986 and 1990, Arthur Aristakisian lived among the tramps and beggars of Kishinov, the Moldavian capital, studying them and empathising with their plight. This documentary follows a series of case studies--all disadvantaged in some way--as they go about their daily business of struggling to eke out an existence in a .. Read more

Director	Artur Aristakisyan
Genres	Documentary, Drama, World Cinema

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  This astonishing documentary, the first film by the Moldovan director Artur Aristakisyan is a stunning and sometimes harrowing meditation, or perhaps prayer, on... read more »
  
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  This film is a curious mixture of the narrator's pious religiosity and narcissistic existentialism. Somehow I managed to get to the end of the film without ... read more »
  
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  Difficult in every way...
  
  This was a really tough film to watch and is also very difficult to respond to. I think that one of the main problems with the film is a lack of narrative ... read more »
  
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  The dispossessed- suffering, collapse and the hope of rebirth in post-Soviet Kishinev
  
  An amazing and horrifying study of the dispossessed of Kishinev. The film attempts to voice the humanity and worth of those marginalised and abandoned by ... read more »
  
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  Supposedly one of the most original films in the last 50 years, Palms is a very long semi-documentary about the (disabled) homeless in Kishinev, Russia.
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  This astonishing documentary, the first film by the Moldovan director Artur Aristakisyan is a stunning and sometimes harrowing meditation, or perhaps prayer, on... read more »
  
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  Visionary Cinema
  
  This astonishing documentary, the first film by the Moldovan director Artur Aristakisyan is a stunning and sometimes harrowing meditation, or perhaps prayer, on... read more »
  
  Report this review
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  - Kent
  - 27 Apr 2008 at 08:27
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  The dispossessed- suffering, collapse and the hope of rebirth in post-Soviet Kishinev
  
  An amazing and horrifying study of the dispossessed of Kishinev. The film attempts to voice the humanity and worth of those marginalised and abandoned by ... read more »
  
  Report this review
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- - LenkaF
  - 7 reviews
  - Ely
  - 03 Jul 2008 at 15:15
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  Customer Review
  
  Supposedly one of the most original films in the last 50 years, Palms is a very long semi-documentary about the (disabled) homeless in Kishinev, Russia.
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  - 23 Jun 2008 at 15:22
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  Difficult in every way...
  
  This was a really tough film to watch and is also very difficult to respond to. I think that one of the main problems with the film is a lack of narrative ... read more »
  
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  - Chichester
  - 28 Oct 2008 at 23:38
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  Complete Twaddle
  
  This film is a curious mixture of the narrator's pious religiosity and narcissistic existentialism. Somehow I managed to get to the end of the film without ... read more »
  
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  Between 1986 and 1990, Arthur Aristakisian lived among the tramps and beggars of Kishinov, the Moldavian capital, studying them and empathising with their plight. This documentary follows a series of case studies--all disadvantaged in some way--as they go about their daily business of struggling to ...