The Stroll is different than most films, and is with most things that stand out there is a person that loves it and a person that really doesn't. But to figure out which of these two you are only takes the first 10 minutes of the film.
This movie is characterized by long unbroken shots of conversation, mostly only between 3 characters. The entirety of the films events take place over a single day, and we see years go by in seemingly improvised conversation as the main characters meet, fall in love, quarrel, make up, propose, and separate forever. And as the title suggests this entirely goes by in motion, and there is no stop to the movement until the last few scenes.
The pacing established at the very beginning doesn't stop, and depending on the viewer this will either feel energizing or exhausting. The only break from conversation and the jittery close-up camera is when the camera moves to a distance and the characters can't be heard, or when it briefly segues to another group.
It's really impressive that this movie created the feeling of an hour and a half of improvisation from the characters, as if it was actually a few interesting characters being filmed by a nearby person with a cellphone camera. It's an exciting glimpse into an imaginary life, and interestingly even much of Olya's dialogue was revealing a character that didn't exist even within the film's world. It's exciting, but also detached from reality, and the audience is left trying to understand characters from the fantasies and over-the-top personalities they present to each other.
This movie is characterized by long unbroken shots of conversation, mostly only between 3 characters. The entirety of the films events take place over a single day, and we see years go by in seemingly improvised conversation as the main characters meet, fall in love, quarrel, make up, propose, and separate forever. And as the title suggests this entirely goes by in motion, and there is no stop to the movement until the last few scenes.
The pacing established at the very beginning doesn't stop, and depending on the viewer this will either feel energizing or exhausting. The only break from conversation and the jittery close-up camera is when the camera moves to a distance and the characters can't be heard, or when it briefly segues to another group.
It's really impressive that this movie created the feeling of an hour and a half of improvisation from the characters, as if it was actually a few interesting characters being filmed by a nearby person with a cellphone camera. It's an exciting glimpse into an imaginary life, and interestingly even much of Olya's dialogue was revealing a character that didn't exist even within the film's world. It's exciting, but also detached from reality, and the audience is left trying to understand characters from the fantasies and over-the-top personalities they present to each other.