2007 · drama
Simple Things
Directed by Alexey Popogrebsky1h 50m2007
A dying actor asks a doctor to help him commit suicide in return for a masterpiece.
Our read: Simple Things (2007) reads as a sombre, steady, grounded drama entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Sombre, steady, measured drama, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, measured.
- sombre
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How Simple Things feels to watch.
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“You want an intimate Russian comedy-drama about a dying actor's final request.”
Skip it tonight — Skip if assisted suicide themes and end-of-life choices will hit too close.
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