Anathema (1992)

Saint Petersburg, morning, dawn, view of the embankment, a yacht without sails is moored.

A motorcyclist rides along the pier on a motorcycle with a sidecar.

Close-up - a stop sign (brick) on the street, a panorama of the empty morning Palace Square, the Alexander Column.

Close-up - the Bronze Horseman monument.

Chronicle of 1941-1943 - besieged Leningrad, bombings, people running along the streets of the city, duty officers directing people to bomb shelters, explosions of houses, buildings collapsing, etc.

Close-up - wheels of a moving motorcycle.

A motorcycle with a sidecar rides along the Neva embankment.

Freeze frame b/w - a motorcycle on the embankment.

Street musicians playing, a crowd of people nearby.

A motorcycle with a sidecar rides along the embankment.

Saint Petersburg, city streets, traffic (shot from traffic).

People on the streets of the city.

In the frame - the biker "Anathema".

Street musicians on Nevsky Prospect (brass band and drummers), people are standing nearby, listening to the performance. "Anathema" walks down the street, approaches a motorcycle, freeze frame with the biker.

The biker "Anathema" rides a motorcycle along the streets of the city (shot from the movement).

Driving along Nevsky, past Gostiny Dvor (shot from the movement) - in the frame there are people in the gallery, parked cars, motorcycles.

A group of bikers near motorcycles near Gostiny Dvor. "Anathema" on the street gives an interview, talks with the author of the film Alexander Kiselev.

Close-up - a biker in a helmet rides a motorcycle along the streets of St.

Petersburg.

An old woman sits on a bench in a park, feeds pigeons, a panorama of a building, trees.

An old pre-war group b/w photo of children (from the biker's personal archive). "Anathema's" room - a biker makes tea, sits down at the table, turns on the radio.

On the wall hangs a photograph of a young biker "Anathema", a wooden Orthodox cross - a panorama of the radio on the table. "Anathema" turns off the radio, drinks tea.

Close-up - magazine clippings on the wall, portraits of clergy, a photograph of a motorcycle, etc.

Panorama of the walls in the biker's room - a gun in the frame, a cross hanging, various photographs, a portrait of the Pope, knives, icons, etc.

Close-up - "Anathema" speaks.

A photograph of "Anathema's" father.

In the frame - a potbelly stove in the biker's room.

A wall with photographs and pictures, a panorama of the biker sitting at the table.

Close-up - a wooden Orthodox cross on the wall.

A top view of "Anathema's" room.

The biker is walking down the street. "Anathema" is driving a motorcycle with a sidecar out of the garage, a b/w freeze frame.

Close-up - shows how the biker attaches the rest of his arm to the motorcycle with a special device, the other hand holds the handle.

Driving along the city streets, in the frame is Gostiny Dvor (shot from the movement, from the motorcycle).

Says "Anathema".

In the frame are people near Gostiny Dvor.

"Anathema" on a motorcycle with a sidecar rides along the road, past the "Auto Service" building.

A hangar, garages, motorcycles are parked, equipment is being repaired (shot from a passing bike). "Anathema" drives into one of the garages. "Anathema" speaks.

The frame shows motorcycles at a repair and maintenance station. "Anathema" speaks.

Motorcycles at a maintenance station, mechanics are working.

The mechanics are repairing motorcycles.

The frame shows a hangar, motorcycles, a man with a cart passes by.

Biker "Anathema" talks to the mechanics of the maintenance station.

Street musicians play jazz in the street.

Biker "Anathema" rides a motorcycle along Palace Square.

The frame shows St.

Isaac's Cathedral, a parking lot.

An artist on the street draws from life the buildings of St.

Petersburg.

Close-up - "Anathema".

Panorama of St.

Isaac's Cathedral, view of standing platforms with cars. "Anathema" goes along the canal embankment, approaches a car (freeze frame).

Biker at the wheel, drives the car, talks to the author of the film.

St.

Petersburg, city streets, street musicians playing, crowd of people, spontaneous market, cart with boxes and scales moving.

Traffic on city streets, cars driving, motorcyclist, panorama of the embankment, people standing by the fence, looking at the water, bridge. "Anathema" sails on a motorboat along the river.

Biker digs the earth on the bank, panorama of a dilapidated two-story wooden building. "Anathema" is engaged in carpentry work, planing boards with an electric plane.

Close-up - biker tars boards, covers them with a special compound.

View of the river bank, logs, "Anathema" house.

Close-up - a sign on a house that says "8th Sovetskaya Street". "Anathema" is sitting at a table in the yard, talking to the creator of the film. "Anathema" is walking across the yard with a bucket.

A room in the house - clothes are hanging on a rope, things are lying around, there is a radio on the table, etc.

Panorama of the room - a stove, shelves with tools, etc. are in the frame. "Anathema" is working at a machine.

Close-up - a biker is installing an attachment on a prosthesis, working with a file.

Evening, a river, sunset - a motorboat is floating by. "Anathema" by the river, in the reeds - entering the water.

St.

Petersburg, early morning - deserted streets, garbage, stalls, a market, etc.

Close-up - a sign that says "Since May 16, 1992, trade from hands is prohibited", a tram is passing by.

Street musicians are playing, people are standing nearby - listening to the performance.

A crowd of people at the market (fast motion, filmed from above).

A spontaneous clothing market near the metro - people are trading from their hands, "Anathema" passes by the traders, looks at the goods. "Anathema" at the market, gives an interview to the author of the film, director A. Kiselev.

Shot from the driveway - the market, stalls, a crowd of people.

A tram passes, a panorama of people trading at the spontaneous clothing market near the metro.

Various shots - clothing market, trading from hands, sellers, buyers, etc. "Anathema" is speaking.

Trading from hands, spontaneous clothing market, biker "Anathema" chooses things, looks at the goods.

Panorama of sellers, goods on the ground, etc.

Saint Petersburg, bridge, traffic. "Anathema" is driving in a car, driving through the city - talking to the author of the film.

City street, cars and motorcycles are parked on the side of the road - spare parts are being sold. "Anathema" is talking to fellow motorcyclists.

A guy is standing with a bottle of lemonade in his hands, a panorama of street musicians.

People on the street. "Anathema" is driving in a car, driving through the city - talking to the author of the film.

City street, dirt, garbage, a few passers-by in the frame.

Close-up - a puddle, boxes, garbage, etc. are lying on the ground.

Traffic in the city center - "Anathema" is driving in the flow of cars on her motorcycle with a sidecar, stops at a traffic light.

Driving through the streets of the city - in the frame "Anathema" is riding a motorcycle (shot from the car).

Various photos of the young "Anathema".

Biker "Anathema" on a motorcycle with a sidecar rides down the street (freeze frame). "Anathema" speaks.

Street musicians play. "Anathema" and another man walk along the embankment.

Biker rides on a motorcycle with a sidecar along the wall.

Two dogs play on the sidewalk. "Anathema" speaks.

Black and white photo - "Anathema" in the forest, with a gun, shot game hangs on the crossbar between the trees. "Anathema" speaks.

Parking lot near Gostiny Dvor - parked cars, motorcycles are in the frame, people are talking, "Anathema" is talking to a man in a cap.

Various drives through the city (shot from "Anathema" motorcycle).

Biker in his room, sitting at the table, reading an excerpt from a book.

City street, there is a stall with books on the sidewalk, people are passing by.

Street musicians play, panorama of people listening to the performance. "Anathema" rides a motorcycle (shot from a passing car). "Anathema" floats down the river in a motorboat.

A biker is on the bank, repairing the boat's engine. "Anathema" is sitting in the boat, trying to start the engine. "Anathema" floats down the river in a motorboat (freeze frame).

Various shots - "Anathema" on the river, steering the boat.

River, nature, evening, sunset - "Anathema" comes out of the water, gets dressed.

St.

Petersburg, early morning, a deserted square in front of the stalls - a tractor rakes up the trash.

Shot from the driveway - stalls, trash, rare passers-by, etc.

Close-up - a mountain of trash, boxes, a tram passing in the background. "Anathema" is speaking.

Street musicians are playing.

A crowd of people at the market (slow motion, shot from above). "Anathema" is riding along the embankment on a motorcycle with a sidecar. "Anathema" driving a motorcycle.