Bells from the Deep: Faith and Superstition in Russia

Glocken aus der Tiefe - Glaube und Aberglaube in Rußland

Werner Herzog, United States, 1993

60 mins

8 / 10 (534)

Documentary

Synopsis

In February 1993, Herzog goes to Siberia to explore the spiritual lives of the Russian people. In a film divided into chapters, we see different forms of shamanism, popular beliefs and superstitions.

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Legendary German filmmaker Werner Herzog brings his ecstatic approach to filmmaking in this documentary about Russian mysticism. Beginning with a famously staged shot of two Siberian pilgrims crawling atop a frozen lake in search of a sunken city, the film becomes a poetic exploration of faith.

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