
Knownforhisedgyandsurrealvisualstorytelling,GreekexperiencedfilmmakerAngelosFrantzishasdirectedfivefeaturefilms.Keepingtheelementsofcontemporaryfantasythatcharacterizehiswork,Frantzisdelivers"StillRiver",hismostapproachableworktodate.<br/> AGreekcouple,Anna(KatiaGoulioni)andPetros(AndreasKonstantinou),haverecentlymovedtoasmallindustrialtowninSiberia.It’salongprocesstoadapt,especiallyforAnna,sincePetrosisquiteoccupiedwithhisjob.Thatwillcauseaconflictbetweenthemandinevitablythecoupleisdistanced.Everythingisescalatedasforthepastperiodthereisnosexualintercoursebetweenthem.Thisslow-paceddecayisintensifiedwhenanunexpectedeventoccurs,changingeverythingbetweenthem.Balancingbetweentrustanddisbeliefthehauntingsuspenseevolves.<br/> Blendingmysterywithsecrets,setintheatmosphericicyLatvianlandscape,thestorybringsarelationshiptotheedges.Seenmainlyfromthefemaleaspectandjuxtaposingthesexualfrigiditytotheenvironment’sfrozenness,everythingreachesthevergesofmetaphysical.FrantzisisborrowingelementsofbothChristianityinconjunctiontoGreekmythology,toofferanunexpectedoverviewonthebattlebetweentherationalandthespiritual.<br/> VassilisEconomou
