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REVIEWS
Local Auteur Reveals Formula for DIY Success
Russian immigrant director combines Tarkovsky,
The Red, sex and simple drama to good effect
Russian-born local filmmaker Yuri Tsapayev spoke to CineSource as the first press communication for his visually stunning new film, “Contractor’s Routine.” Shot and produced almost entirely in San Francisco, the film follows a carpenter Jacob Borchevsky struggling to tamp down his psychological turmoil - personified in his mentoring alter-ego Esau - before it explodes into irreparable cataclysm. Tsapayev, who wrote, directed, and produced the debut indie is presenting his film - still without distribution - throughout the festival circuit. With impressive acting performances and skillful direction talent, the film is an obvious choice to be picked up by a leading indie distributor.
Change is the Currency of the Universe …
Visually gorgeous and intelligent in the pithy dialogue spoken by the complex characters involved, the work easily vaulted itself to the top of my Best of 2010 list. Whether it stays there or not remains to be seen, but as of now, there has been nothing better.
Blades of Gory
By Peter Hartlaub,
San Francisco Chronicle
By JL,
Couchpotatoclub
By Michael Fox,
SF Weekly
Sweet Revenge
CR Review
By Liubov Garshina-Durham,
Kstati
CR Review
CR Review 2
By Liubov Garshina-Durham,
Kstati