smirnov-maxim
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I really doubt that this film was made in 1967. It looks more like 80s
In this movie young pulp-fiction writer Anton (Habensky) suffers from so called writer's block (rather unusual illness for a pulp fiction writer), excessive drinking and complicated relationships with this girlfriend Vika (Khamatova) and small son. Abruptly a real professional killer, prototype of Anton's fictional character named Domovoy (kind of ghost living in houses together with human beings in Russian mythology), interferes into his life and helps to recover inspiration through participation in fake homicide.
One of the drawbacks of modern Russian cinematography is total inability to make good genre movies, not genius ones, but yet having something really interesting to watch. Pure romantic comedies, solid melodramas, high-quality biopics. This picture is a lucky exception from this rule: "Domovoy" is a well made thriller, and its suspense and intrigue will definitely suffice you.
And, for sure, Habensky is excellent at playing drunkards, a talent that he uses in his every third film.
One of the drawbacks of modern Russian cinematography is total inability to make good genre movies, not genius ones, but yet having something really interesting to watch. Pure romantic comedies, solid melodramas, high-quality biopics. This picture is a lucky exception from this rule: "Domovoy" is a well made thriller, and its suspense and intrigue will definitely suffice you.
And, for sure, Habensky is excellent at playing drunkards, a talent that he uses in his every third film.
In George Romero's "Dawn of the Dead", one of the best zombie movies ever, there is a very touching scene: the gang of bikers rushes in the mall killing everything that is moving. These poor zombies, that were just brutal maniacs a minute ago, now look like helpless children. They do make you feel some pervert kind of empathy.
The movie "I, Zombie" is, in fact, the emphasis of such strange emotions. It investigates the problem of being a zombie. It is a pseudo-scientific approach. Very close to Cronenberg's "The Fly". Still it has even more passion, sympathy and empathy. David is not a crazy scientists. He is just an ordinary guy that was infected occasionally.
The movie "I, Zombie" is, in fact, the emphasis of such strange emotions. It investigates the problem of being a zombie. It is a pseudo-scientific approach. Very close to Cronenberg's "The Fly". Still it has even more passion, sympathy and empathy. David is not a crazy scientists. He is just an ordinary guy that was infected occasionally.