The Second Circle

The Second Circle
Directed by	Alexander Sokurov
Written by	Yuri Arabov
Starring	Pyotr Aleksandrov Nadezhda Rodnova Tamara Timofeeva
Cinematography	Aleksandr Burov
Edited by	Raisa Lisova
Release dates	1990 (1990) (Soviet Union) October 25, 1991 (1991-10-25) (Netherlands) January 2, 1992 (1992-01-02) (New York City, New York)
Running time	92 min
Country	Soviet Union
Language	Russian

The Second Circle (Russian: Круг второй) is a 1990 Soviet drama film directed by Aleksandr Sokurov that tells the story of a young man who tries to deal with his father's death and the difficulties of his burial in a worldly society.

Reception

Slant said of the film: "Meditative, exasperating, and sublime, The Second Circle locates the painful grace of being finally free to gaze deeply into the eyes of the dead father and move on with life and art."

External links

• The Second Circle at IMDb