There Lived Kozyavin

Kozyavin's journey begins in a gray, paper-strewn office and spirals into a surreal odyssey across disparate locations. The landscape shifts from sewer tunnels to fairgrounds, a commission hall, a desert, and Antarctica, all linked by a single straight march. The settings are stylized and symbolic, highlighting the film's dreamlike logic.

🌀 Absurdism

Kozyavin's relentless, straight-line search produces a series of surreal encounters that never yield Sidorov. The world mutates around him as if to emphasize the futility and randomness of the quest. The film uses humor and impossible states to explore meaning without a clear purpose.

🗂️ Bureaucracy

The starting point in an officious environment sets the tone for a mission obsessed with order and procedure. Kozyavin's progress is continually interrupted by rules, signals, and authorities who hamper rather than help his search. The contrast between paperwork and real-world chaos comments on bureaucratic life.

🎭 Surreal Journey

From a fair with acrobats to a giant fossil skeleton, the film stages a dreamlike odyssey along a single, straight line. Interactions with musicians, thieves, and scientists blend the mundane with the fantastic. The journey becomes more about experience and perception than finding Sidorov.