New Book about Cannes Film Fest at 80! (Out in 2027)
Caméra d’Or Winning Films (1978-Present)
Vitali Kanevsky directed the Russian drama, Freeze Die Come to Life (aka Freeze, die, resurrect!), which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section of the 1990 Cannes Film Fest, where it won the Caméra d’Or.
Set in 1947 in the desolate mining town of Suchan, the story follows two teenagers, Valerka and Galiya, who share a love-hate friendship as they navigate the harsh realities of their lives.
Valerka (Pavel Nazarov), spotting Galiya (Dinara Drukarova) selling hot water labeled as “tea” in the market, mimics her and claims that his water is fresher. With his earnings, he buys skates, which are stolen, but Galiya helps to retrieve them.
Valerka gets into trouble at school for a prank involving yeast in the toilets, and his mother begs the principal not to expel him.
After a local train operator beats him for riding coal cars, Valerka mischievously redirects a rail switch, causing the train to derail. He confides in Galiya and flees to Vladivostok, where he joins a gang, assisting in jewelry store robbery that turns violent. However, when the gang suspects that he isa snitch, they decide to kill him.
Visiting Vladivostok, Galiya,finds Valerka and warns him that the authorities had been looking for him and that he’s no longer suspect for the train accident. They narrowly escape from the gang, fleeing by train and then on foot.
As they journey back to Suchan, Valerka recites poetry and sings songs about love to Galiya, but the gang catches up with them. The closing scene reveals Galiya’s body brought home on cart by her grieving father, while Valerka’s mother takes him to the hospital.
Cast
Dinara Drukarova as Galia
Pavel Nazarov as Valerka
Yelena Popova as Valerka’s mother
Valeri Ivchenko
Vyacheslav Bambushek as Vitka
Vadim Yermolayev as School principal
New Book about Cannes Film Fest at 80! (2027)
Caméra d’Or Winning Films (1978-Present)
Alambrista! (1978), US
2. Northern Lights (1979), US
3. Adrien’s Story (1980), French
4. Desperado City (1981), West German
5. Half a Life (1982), French
6. The Princess (1983), Hungarian
7. Stranger Than Paradise (1984), US
8. Oriana (1985), Venezuela
9. Noir et Blanc (1986), French (woman)
10. Robinsonada or My English Grandfather (1987), Soviet-Georgian
11. Salaam Bombay! (1988), US-Imndoa (woman)
12. My 20th Century (1989), Hungary (woman)
13. Freeze Die Come to Life (1990), Russian
14. Toto the Hero (1991), Belgium
15. Mac (1992), US
16. The Scent of Green Papaya (1993), Vietnam
17. Coming to Terms with the Dead (1994)
18. The White Balloon (1995), Iran
19. Love Serenade (1996), Australia (woman)
20. Suzaku (1997)
21. Slam (1998), US
22. Marana Simhasanam (1999)
23. Djomeh (2000)
24. A Time for Drunken Horses (2000)
25. Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner (2001)
26. Seaside (2002)
27. Reconstruction (2003)
28. Or (My Treasure) (2004), Israel (woman)
29. Me and You and Everyone We Know (2005), US (woman)
Camera d’Or Year 13 (1990): Vitali Kanevsky’s Russian Youth Drama, “Freeze Die Come to Life”
New Book about Cannes Film Fest at 80! (Out in 2027)
Caméra d’Or Winning Films (1978-Present)
Vitali Kanevsky directed the Russian drama, Freeze Die Come to Life (aka Freeze, die, resurrect!), which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section of the 1990 Cannes Film Fest, where it won the Caméra d’Or.
Set in 1947 in the desolate mining town of Suchan, the story follows two teenagers, Valerka and Galiya, who share a love-hate friendship as they navigate the harsh realities of their lives.
Valerka (Pavel Nazarov), spotting Galiya (Dinara Drukarova) selling hot water labeled as “tea” in the market, mimics her and claims that his water is fresher. With his earnings, he buys skates, which are stolen, but Galiya helps to retrieve them.
Valerka gets into trouble at school for a prank involving yeast in the toilets, and his mother begs the principal not to expel him.
After a local train operator beats him for riding coal cars, Valerka mischievously redirects a rail switch, causing the train to derail. He confides in Galiya and flees to Vladivostok, where he joins a gang, assisting in jewelry store robbery that turns violent. However, when the gang suspects that he isa snitch, they decide to kill him.
Visiting Vladivostok, Galiya,finds Valerka and warns him that the authorities had been looking for him and that he’s no longer suspect for the train accident. They narrowly escape from the gang, fleeing by train and then on foot.
As they journey back to Suchan, Valerka recites poetry and sings songs about love to Galiya, but the gang catches up with them. The closing scene reveals Galiya’s body brought home on cart by her grieving father, while Valerka’s mother takes him to the hospital.
Cast
Dinara Drukarova as Galia
Pavel Nazarov as Valerka
Yelena Popova as Valerka’s mother
Valeri Ivchenko
Vyacheslav Bambushek as Vitka
Vadim Yermolayev as School principal
New Book about Cannes Film Fest at 80! (2027)
Caméra d’Or Winning Films (1978-Present)
Alambrista! (1978), US
2. Northern Lights (1979), US
3. Adrien’s Story (1980), French
4. Desperado City (1981), West German
5. Half a Life (1982), French
6. The Princess (1983), Hungarian
7. Stranger Than Paradise (1984), US
8. Oriana (1985), Venezuela
9. Noir et Blanc (1986), French (woman)
10. Robinsonada or My English Grandfather (1987), Soviet-Georgian
11. Salaam Bombay! (1988), US-Imndoa (woman)
12. My 20th Century (1989), Hungary (woman)
13. Freeze Die Come to Life (1990), Russian
14. Toto the Hero (1991), Belgium
15. Mac (1992), US
16. The Scent of Green Papaya (1993), Vietnam
17. Coming to Terms with the Dead (1994)
18. The White Balloon (1995), Iran
19. Love Serenade (1996), Australia (woman)
20. Suzaku (1997)
21. Slam (1998), US
22. Marana Simhasanam (1999)
23. Djomeh (2000)
24. A Time for Drunken Horses (2000)
25. Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner (2001)
26. Seaside (2002)
27. Reconstruction (2003)
28. Or (My Treasure) (2004), Israel (woman)
29. Me and You and Everyone We Know (2005), US (woman)
30. The Forsaken Land (2005)
31. 12:08 East of Bucharest (2006), Romania
32. Jellyfish (2007), Israel
33. Hunger (2008), UK (Black)
34. Samson and Delilah (2009)
35. Año bisiesto (2010)
36. Las Acacias (2011)
37. Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012), US
38. Ilo Ilo (2013)
39. Party Girl (2014)
40. Land and Shade (2015)
41. Divines (2016)
42. Montparnasse Bienvenue (2017)
43. Girl (2018), Belgium (Gay director)
44. Our Mothers (2019)
45. Murina (2021)
46. War Pony (2022), US (woman)
47. Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell (2023)
48. Armand (2024)
49. The President’s Cake (2025)
50. ? (to be announced May 24, 2026)