House of Fools
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House of Fools is a 2002 war drama film by Andrei Konchalovsky that blends surreal fantasy and harsh realism to depict life in a Russian psychiatric hospital during the Chechen conflict.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Russian film
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film ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Grand Special Jury Prize at Venice Film Festival
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Silver Lion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | real events during the Chechen War ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Sergei Kozlov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russia ⓘ |
| criticalReception | generally positive ⓘ |
| depicts | Chechen conflict NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | Andrei Konchalovsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Sony Pictures Classics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Sergei Taraskin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresElement |
harsh realism
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surreal fantasy ⓘ |
| festivalScreening | Venice Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
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psychological drama ⓘ surrealist film ⓘ war film ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Bryan Adams
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Evgeny Mironov NERFINISHED ⓘ Stanislav Varkki NERFINISHED ⓘ Yuliya Vysotskaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesCameoAppearanceBy | Bryan Adams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
impact of conflict on civilians
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war and mental illness ⓘ |
| musicBy | Eduard Artemyev NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | fantasy sequences involving a pop star ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | patients in a psychiatric hospital ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of Chechen War from perspective of mental institution patients
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mixing documentary-style realism with fantasy ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Дом дураков NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays |
Chechen fighters
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Russian soldiers ⓘ psychiatric patients ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Mosfilm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseEvent | 2002 Venice Film Festival premiere ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2002 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 104 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Andrei Konchalovsky
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Neal Bell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Russian psychiatric hospital ⓘ |
| timePeriod | First Chechen War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | House of Fools NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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