Boris Lehman
Histoire de mes Cheveux
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Original format 16mm
Year 2011
Language(s) French, Russian
Artist(s) Boris Lehman
Subtitles English, German
Booklet 24 pages (French, English)
Running time 91 min
Films
HISTOIRE DE MES CHEVEUX (2011) 91'
Description
The story of my hair can be told in two lines. It was black and long. It turned white. I haven't cut it since 1982, nearly thirty years ago. Histoire de mes Cheveux is a journey, through both space and time. Those seeking geographical, scientific, or historical truth in this film will be disappointed. The film acknowledges real facts and places only to immediately distance itself from them, through poetry and fiction. The author has blended in his own way the story of Samson and Delilah, the journey of the condemned to the death camps, the science of hair, and some reflections on the meaning and fragility of life.