Inhabitants
Inhabitants depicts animals in panic: the film is mostly filled with shots of mass migrations and stampedes (some, surprisingly, filmed from a helicopter). The title equalizes the species of the earth. Artavazd Peleshian merely alludes to the presence of human beings—a few silhouettes that seem to be the cause of these vast, anxious movements of animal fear. In many ways, this film is an ode to the animal world that moves toward formal abstraction, with clouds of silver birds pulverizing light. Peleshian said, “It’s hard to give a verbal synopsis of these films. Such films exist only on the screen, you have to see them.”
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📋 Film Details
| Original Title | Обитатели |
| Year | 1970 |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Director | Artavazd Peleshian |
| Runtime | 9 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 6.1/10 (23 votes) |
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Peleshian constructs the film as a cinematic poem, relying on contrapuntal montage and rhythmic repetition. He explores not a narrative, but the primal energy of life itself—its collective instinct for survival.
What lingers after viewing is a sense of witnessing something vast and unsettling: a pure, wordless cinematic revelation about the fragility of our shared world. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Artavazd Peleshian
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In total darkness, on the largest screen possible. Let the imagery consume you.
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