INTO THE SILENT SEA | Omeleto
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- A Soviet cosmonaut is stranded in space.
INTO THE SILENT SEA is used with permission from Andrej Landin. Learn more at andrejlandin.com.
In the midst of the Cold War in the 1960s, a cosmonaut named Alexander orbits in space, adrift around the earth in his space capsule. He has lost all navigation and communication systems, and he will soon lose his life-support systems.
Alexander soon discovers an Italian radio frequency where a Sicilian radio engineer named Alvaro is working the night shift. The two men form an intense bond as they work through the night and Alexander reckons with the journey that led to the space capsule in the first place.
But as Alexander drifts away, the newfound friendship between the men may not last the night, and help Alexander find his way home.
Writer-director Andrej Landin takes a meditative, thoughtful tone in his sci-fi short about the mythic "lost cosmonauts" that were a supposed casualty of the so-called "space race" between the U.S. and the Soviet Union to be the first to send a human in space.
The story has the plot points and development of a thriller, with its elements of space travel and potential disaster. But the beautifully considered craftsmanship and pacing are steady, introspective and measured, with an emphasis on emotional resonance. The images have an elegiac power, full of natural beauty, light and texture, emphasizing just how rich life on earth can be.
Alexander's memories of his training -- and a particular love affair with a fellow trainee named Tanya -- suffuse the film throughout via flashbacks, bathed in the golden hues of warmth and contentment. It can be hard for shorts to integrate flashbacks into the storytelling, but these memories form the sociopolitical context of the story, as well as the emotional core of the film -- and give viewers a palpable sense of loss once we realize just what Alexander is losing as he floats in space.
Through the understated dialogue and the equally subtle, resonant performances that bring it to life, Alexander's bond with Alvaro forms his final, last attachment -- one that helps him come to terms with his fate, appreciate the richness of the life he has to leave behind and find meaning in the sacrifice that he made before he left earth.
INTO THE SILENT SEA falls into a rich tradition of sci-fi films that use the vacuum of space and the unthinkable breadth of the cosmos as rich metaphors for the human condition, in all its ultimate helplessness and solitude. It takes its time to tell its story and develop its characters, but the result is a moving, emotionally immersive cinematic experience that tells an unusually full and complete story, with an ending that is bittersweet in its wisdom. As Alexander says, "We live as we dream... alone." But we do carry the richness of memories and love within us, providing some comfort in our final journeys. - ภาพยนตร์และแอนิเมชัน
I believe the story is loosely based on the events of Soyuz 1, launched in February, 1967. The sole cosmonaut on that mission, Vladimir Komarov, was killed as a result of a failed parachute on re-entry. It was the first known fatality that occured during an actual space mission. The flight was riddled with problems as the mission was rushed by the Soviets to keep up with the Americans. Komarov reportedly felt he would not return alive but went on the mission anyway, as the backup cosmonaut for Soyuz 1 was Yuri Gagarin, Komarov's close friend as well as the first man in space and a national hero.
There was another case, that the soviets are still denying, where the italians overheard communications from a soviet satellite, where a woman was recorded saying: "Мне жарка, мне жарка" (I'm hot, I'm hot) suggesting that she burned in space.
@@joewood3546 the claim is a bit weak because there's no a 2nd or a 3rd source that heard similar broadcast. Is suspicious because the claim come from 1 odd source despite we knowing that such orbiting spacecraft will broadcast across the world.
I believe the story is loosely based on a transmission received by brothers Achille and Giovanni Judica-Cordiglia in Italy Nov. 28 1960
There is a very good Russian Movie about this. The story revolves around the actities of the scientists who worked to bring about the illfated flight, but also depicts the tragic loss of life in the lab when a fire erupted in a pressure chamber,killing inside.
@@joewood3546 There are no Soviets in 2020 . They lost power in 1990. but having spent time there and understanding a little about the Soviet union,which was full of secrets and Intrigue (much like the COVID-19 scientists...) there is every chance the Italians did indeed hear the final words of a cosmonaut. In recent decades China also had rocketry disasters which have been covered up,such as when a rocket fell over on the launch pad and went horizontal,wiping a whole village in the process. Only a tiny news article was ever released about it. totalitarianism is all about control and if you tell all ,you lose control .
"A painful thing life is. Mysterious arrangements of merciless logic for a futile purpose". - Absolutely beautiful.
who is absolutely beautiful?
- Joseph Conrad, heart of darkness
Dude remove triple 6 from ur name and I promise you that you will be blessed by God a million times better
Wow.
That is Western/European philosophy.
Did not expect to be crying watching this. The dad part on the farm got me.
Kursk, the turning point of WW2 and the biggest tank battle in history
Yeah holy crap I did not expect it to be so intense.
@@MrTungy Also an ex-Soviet sub.
Same. "Fixing the fence was like digging a grave for him."
“Into the silent sea” is such a deep and strong quote, well done on the video! 😀
It's from the poem "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" its pretty big but its got some beautiful lines
I was happy the movie is mostly in Russian, because I speak the language 💓
By the way, the translation sometimes is mostly incorrect, only giving a main idea, but not translating all the details. "Just like in a dream " could be translated better as "As if I was trapped/existing in a dark never ending dream"
But I loved the movie :)
Thanks for that. It makes me yearn for a more detailed translation. I understand why translated subtitles have limitations, although sometimes you can create something new, which is a nice surprise as well.
Subtitles have to be simple and short, because there is little time to read them.
And you don't have to be thinking about the meaning too long, because the movie won't stop.
@@kuanjuliu Soimetimes with Russian it does not translate very well , you can not do a straight transliteration , its a very complicated language with all the nuances involved
Some Russian words and ideas don't have an easy translation. Found that out when my translator machine couldn't correctly translate American colloquialisms into Russian and vice versa when I was in Shakhty.
I'm almost glad that translation was intermediate. If it was more thorough in and accurate translation, I definitely would have been haunted by this film.
I just love how Alvaro was always professional throughout the chat. Always ending "over" with each sentence. Stewie would have love him even more.
I'm sorry, I didn't catch that, over.
@@stonefree1911 this conversation is over
@@fbiagent5605 this converation is what? over
@@Sploogster this conversation is over
@@Sploogster do i really have to day over if the sentence ends with over
The fact that he couldn't let her girlfriend know why he took a decision that was tragic for both of them is just something.
sorry i don't underestand very well that part, could you explain me
@@juanpablochaconvargas6919 I believe it was either him or his girlfriend going into space. He knew it was dangerous so he took the risk instead.
@@glorysmoke5435 ok but why her couldn't know about his decision?
@@juanpablochaconvargas6919 he took the mission because he loved her. He knew they weren’t ready but choose to go instead of her. He gave his life for hers and she’ll never know it.
@@SelfImprovement1111 She will know when she listens to the tapes.
Painfully beautiful, and so tragic. How many good and noble people, over the millennia, sacrificed on the altar of the hubris and ambition of inferiors?
Extremely well done. I hope this won numerous awards. I wish I could give more than just praise.
omeleto is a channel that uploads award-winning short films, so it at least won one.
Well,only in history of airplanes from the very beggining is plenty of death...Who knows about history of spacemen...
Well said. Strongly agree. This was heartbreaking.
Far more poignant than Gravity ever was, even with just a fraction of that film’s budget.
Well done.
Gravity is pretty much another piece of Hollywood’s anti-Russian garbage anyway, since debris from a Russian anti-satellite missile making impact is what caused the disaster in the first place.
Which is ridiculous, since Russia wouldn’t carelessly endanger any of their cosmonauts stationed on the ISS, or American astronauts working in space for that matter.
Gravity's higher budget just gave them more opportunities to stuff up a movie with useless unbelievable overhyped overdone illogical special effects. I loved parts of that movie, and the concept, but hated it because of all that sensational crap. THIS movie nailed it! Great job, loved it!
@@Hirundo-demersalis Bro Hollywood is anti American not anti Russian.. And yes Russia is currently run by a corrupt, murderous regime (Biden isn’t much better to be fair)..
This film is heavily inspired by Solaris in spirit, if not in plot
Scary and utterly lonely... I wouldn't wish this fate even to my worst enemy.
Bless all those souls lost in humanity's pursuit of knowledge.
Access Denied depends on the enemy 🔪⚰️
I would...Let`s go Brandon
Born alone die alone
Absolutely great. Finally a short with a STORY. I've seen a lot of them and I was surprised how bad most of them are. This is definitely one of the best short films I've ever seen.
My father was Russian. Alexander reminded me so much of him. Such a touching wonderful film. Thank you.
"Can you navigate by yourself?"
"Sure. I can get out and push."
Made me laugh, genuinely.😄
Brilliantly done. The actors, the settings and the story were so on point it was mesmerising. A plethora of emotions, worthy of a full length feature, packed into a few short minutes. My deepest thanks for the joy.
Agreed, absolutely amazing~
reading your comment and your words of appreciation made me smile-- it truly was a beautuful film.
I put myself in his shoes and I became so frightened!!! I'm crying....
What a thoughtful novella. A Russian and Italian voice, sharing unspoken memories.
Absolutely excellent!!! This film dances circles around anything coming out of the big studios. Really emotional and realistic story with everyone acting their part perfectly, no big battles, no massive CGI, just a quiet story driven by real characters who are reeling through the stars before like us all, we return to the elements we are made of. Again Bravo.....
If you are into Hong Kong independent movies that are filmed in this kind of style, then check out the works of Patrick Tam or Ann Hui... Just stay away from Hollywood because NOTHING GOOD comes from them anymore!
Omeleto, this is the only youtube video I cried at, ever, and you made me cry three times, I just want to say thank you for this experience.
An excellent piece of work. I felt instantly pulled into the story each character was well rounded and you really felt the love, the duty, honour and hopelessness of his situation.
I saw this at the Oceanside, CA, USA film festival. I haven't stopped thinking of it since, it is so moving.
That has to be one of the best short sci-fi I have seen in a long while, well done Andrej Landin.
How is this sci-fi?
@@sonntagbeiomi6960 ikr more like sci-re
@@milohs what's sci-re
@@sonntagbeiomi6960 Science-real I'm guessing
Absolutely excellent film. 5 stars.
Mike Sarling that was excellent, do we have more than 5 stars?..
@@faridehnaghsh yeah we have very much space.
There really was a duo of Italian brothers who claimed to have listened to stranded Soviet cosmonaut s...this is brilliant
The brothers Judica-Cordiglia. My character, Alvaro, is inspired by the brothers.
@@peterarpesella I must commend you for your great acting, you really expressed those emotions well. I wish you a future of great success in your career : D
@@peterarpesella My apologies for replying to a comment made so long ago. Perhaps you do not even use youtube anymore. I simply wanted to tell you that your performance was wonderful in this film. I believed you. I hope that life is treating you well. All the best.
@@pdenigma9444 Thank you ! Much appreciated.
@@AJ_UK_LIVE Thank you very much. It's wonderful to hear what you said. Stay well.
Damn, this gets even sadder if you connect it to the other Omeleto short film "The Landing" from last year.
One of those rare short films that kept me immersed, so immersed in the film that I didn't even browse the comments. :)
I pretend that there's a good ending to the story, where his girlfriend becomes pregnant from him but he has yet to know or he does. I'd rather have him knowing he'll have a son rather than have him dying without a family.
And not having a son to follow the paths of duty that his father and grandfather had blazed.
And I think it will be bad.
He would just want the girl to move on, but with the child, she couldn't.
You guys are good writers!
I felt like this piece was sent to,me from above. I'm a Russian American and My Boyfriend just passed away unexpectedly from this CoronaVirus. Why him? Nothing in this life makes sense. 💔😭
I am so sorry for you losing your Boyfriend to this CoVid-19, Ms. Evy Edelman, Losing anyone you love is very sad. May you hang on to the wonderful time you had with him. May GOD guide you and bring to you whatever it takes. Pleased take care and you got many peoples in your life who love you! Chat any time, WG.
Envy I’m so sorry for your loss. Please stay strong
I am sorry, my friend. You are the first for me to hear of losing someone to this virus. I am lighting a lamp for you and your loved one.
Perhaps he had a pretty existing respiratory problem, or was prone to lung infection, many things can be explained
Jesus, how old was he?
"Then again, we live as we dream. Alone"
Good film. Sad that he was alone but at lest there was someone to talk to at the end.
Thanks Omeleto I'm in tears. Beautiful. These two are a delight to watch. All actors have done so well. Bravo.
We, as a species, live a paradox often. We are at our best when things are at their worst. Outstanding narrative, I think it was Tolstoy.
"Then again , we live as we dream...Alone..."
So true.
I agree. This is a beautiful and thought-provoking sentence.
What he says in russian is different though.
Наша жизнь - как темный сон: бессмысленная и одинокая.
Our life is like a bleak(dark) dream: meaningless and lonely
This is one of the very best, if not THE very best short film that I've seen thus far. And I have seen quite a few of them. A true masterpiece!
Losing your life trying to get back anyway possible is never a futile effort.
Also it's one of the best traits human beings can have, to control one's fear and find courage to die with dignity if there's no other possible choice ...
Haunting, sad and beautifully shot. Thank you.
Absolutely beautiful and heartbreaking. Kudos to everyone involved with this film.
He died a Hero. Going into Outer Space where in those days many unknowns and undiscovered science advances. Many brave young men and women took to the skies into outer space. Some never return alive or died coming back.
Never forget them or their families
I notice that you don't mention who it is that we're to not forget, or do you mean all of the dead ones that died and didn't survive because they failed to return alive due to death?
Also, can you provide me details of their families too, please? I have never had a chance to get to know them, but I'll endeavour to do so and then try to not forget, so long as I remember.
Also, can we discuss these "science advances", apparently "undiscovered"? Who achieved the advancements before they were discovered? Also, those "unknowns" are still in space. Discovery didn't cause them to vanish, or no longer remain ''[in] outer space'..
This movie touched my heart so deeply. The sacrifices people make for each other, most will never be known. Unconditional love gives and will eternally give, expecting nothing in return for it does not seek fame or recognition or want any kind of financial gain. This kind of love, the gift that the giver of unconditional love, receives, is in the depth of the feelings they feel for this person or place, no sacrifice is too great to be able to experience it, even if it is just a brief moment in our life. His Father sacrificed his life so his family could be safe and this young man once this type of love touches his life when he meets this woman he sacrifices his life as his Father did for his Country and the woman he loved. As his Father loved him, he loved this woman the same way. Unconditional Love once lit, lights up our life in a priceless, irreplaceable way, it inspires us to do what to our once limited mind seemed impossible, it creates miracles in our life and it opens us to give all that we are to experience it just once in our life time, twice, if we are lucky. To infinity and beyond we will go to say Thank you for the experience of this kind of love.
Very well done. Give them the financing for a full theatrical film. Bravo
Wonderful and heartbreaking, once again the games people play are sometimes for keeps. The power of love means so much more than the love of power.
I cried like 3 times watching this, why'd he have to go like that? : ,-(
I agree. It was horrible
Indeed. I don't think anyone wants to be alone when we pass
I hear you. It's based on true events.
I guess we're all governmentally expendable
I'm in tears...
Heart breaking
Many men here back on the surface of the Earth surf through the same sea of silence seemingly forever.
Dead and buried over the ground, buried inside the body.
Much better than all the those big budget movies. I'm not crying... it's raining in the room.
This was just beautiful. Thank you for bringing these short films to us!
The guy that plays the Russian general is the voice actor for Makarov in COD Modern Warfare :-)
that's why i thought that voice sounds familiar
That was just so painful to watch. And I mean that as a compliment. Truly emotional.
never ever trust politicians!
They didn't, they just didn't have a choice to do otherwise.
It was evident that he knew how things worked in Russia, and it's political scam on the people. They don't really delude the people, but they know the appearance of consensus keeps everyone in line in spite of knowing the reality. We're beginning to experience the same type of thing here.
Absolutely beautiful. I have not seen better.
Beautiful,,, loneliness in space, love for her made him strong and not afraid.
The quality of story telling is so advanced in these Omeleto series.
WHO is here today or after 31st of May 2020??? ...... pioneers we would never know of ...... R.I.P. .. all of you, nameless, left alone, perished
Wonderful story and wonderfully shot
I was wondering why I recognized the high-pitched voice of the general, then I realized that’s the same guy who plays Vladimir Makarov in MW2 and 3.
Who's cutting the onions again?...
Bradley S sorry bout that I did I am really sorry 😢...
SOVIET ONION COMRADE :9
Great cinematography. Solid, sombre performances. And a finely unfolded story.
25 minutes of rapt interest. Kudos to all. Well done.
This brought tears to my eyes...it was beautifully written and acted.
Also brilliantly directed; the director handled the screenplay with a gentle and empathic style.
I agree it was well done.
It especially made him more human (and not a countryman) when if spoke of his father, and of the unknowing love shown by his father that day.
Well to be honest the russian accents were sometimes wierd but actually it is a brilliant movie
This short broke my heart.
This should be a long romantic/heroic movie. The sacrifices and challenges of being a patriot to ones country. Glad I found this~
i still believe that comrade Yuri was first man "that survive"
In his own words: Who am I?, The first man, or the last dog in space?
Yori was the First Man. Period.
I believe the story is loosely based on a transmission received by brothers Achille and Giovanni Judica-Cordiglia in Italy Nov. 28 1960
Vladimir Komarov in Soyuz 1
Yes it is. My character, Alvaro, is inspired by the brothers.
@@peterarpesella You played fantastically!
@@BlowNavy That you very much. Appreciate it. And glad you enjoyed the movie.
@@peterarpesella very, very well played. Thank you. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Bravo! Superb film - one of the best I’ve seen. I wish these tears would stop falling, though.
No explosions or aliens? Just kidding that was great.
Fun fact, the first woman to go to space was Valentina Tereshkova, as a part of the Soviet Cosmonaut program. The Soviets wanted to have a woman because some people in America were looking into if woman could withstand the physical strain of spaceflight, and they were proposing that the woman who had passed the tests be part of the astronaut program, since they had gone through all the nessecary tests and were already pilots. The Soviets wanted to do it first, so enroled a woman into their Cosmonaut program. The proposal to have the woman join the astronaut program wasn't taken, so even after the Soviets got the first woman into space, the Americans didn't have a female astronaut for a long time.
Legitimately had me tearing up. Very well done.
There's a starman waiting in the sky
Why did you have to make it hurt more??
What a poignant way to start my day... Video ended but the emotions stayed...
So powerful. I could feel the strong feelings he was projecting through his silence... an amazing film. I wish the girl would save him now after listening to the tape ...
This is the most Human Channel I've ever encountered. Nothing made me ugly laugh and ugly cry like these videos before.
That was beautiful. Right in the feels
That was absolutely fantastic. BRAVO!!
One of my favorite short films, is a gem
This is a rich and beautiful film. Thank you.
i wonder if it's related to the video of the cosmonout who landed in a farm and got killed (?)
Yooo that's exactly what I thought
I Just checked the other short Film the cosmonaut in that one has the Same space suit, however that one is blonde and Alexander has Brown hair.
@@lucaskohl1037 Maybe It looks different because of the light in the room?
If you can remember from the other video, the man was so guilty because he realized that he killed the first man in space which was Yuri Gagarin. This guy was called Alexander. And Gagarin's spacecraft was a sphere
@@xvntn1747 no in the other one the man killed possibly the first man in space but there was more than one and Gagarin landed safely and not in the USA
This is on a whole other level from many of the shorts I’ve seen, even the really good ones…. Loosely based on reality in all the best ways, the story is beautifully told and the acting was incredible?? I can’t believe they created such a masterpiece
Thank you for sharing this beautiful story. Excellent work, perfectly packaged.
As a Sicilian, as a dreamer, I thank you. This made me crying
Beautifully executed. This is so sad.
Absolutely stunning portrayal of valour , love and politics of iron curtain !
Everything about this was excellent...this broke my heart
Really moving. You know how to make something very special.
This was the most beautiful and sad Omeleto I've yet seen.
Excellent, Andrej and Heather and Team. What a story! Thank you.
This was outstanding, thank you~
Excellent work from beginning to end. Music, direction, etc.
This is a wonderful film, told with such honesty, the direction outstanding, beautifully performed by everyone. This beats so many other space odysseys with much bigger budgets. Thank you!
Brilliant 10/10 - Thank you
I discovered this channel and now I can't sleep. These are so good
The TH-cam algorithm has brought me to this amazing video..
Low Earth orbit communications don't really work like that - you lose connection after a few minutes as the space craft flies overhead - but still, a very nice and moving production.
So could they only communicate when the space craft is overhead, or when it's not overhead?
@@daddyclaus1517 Communications only possible when space craft is overhead. At normal orbital altitudes for manned missions (about 200km) the spacecraft has to move fast enough to go round the earth every 90 minutes so there'll be a few minutes every 90 minutes for communications with a fixed ground station before the space craft 'goes over the horizon' again.
Very good use of lighting and I like the way language is used, between the three countries. Well done everyone.
Brilliantly written and acted film
Italian guy sends recording to tanya.....
And no security check in Russia........
@@hughjaanus6680 , its a movie just enjoy it.
@@areaboy777 It's a movie, not "its a movie"
@Hugh Jaanus Nobody cares, this is the TH-cam comment section, not a formal letter.
@@MildlyHighDutchGuy 😂👍
Extremely powerful story !
Beautiful and painful. Well done video.
this was just... unbelievable well made! i love this
Excellent work! Went looking for lost cosmonauts and found this masterwork.
Such poignant beauty! There is no actual record of how many cosmonauts were lost during the Soviet space program,but,this excellent & exquisitely made film will stand as testament to men & women who died for a system that thought nothing of the individual. Though what do we really know about the truth of the Western fight to put people into space and in the end for all of it , was it really worth it? When now ,we humans have cluttered up space with junk,commercialised it for profit and now we have the American president claiming mining rights to the moon! Kudos to everyone involved in this first class production👏👏👏🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟👊💯👋✌
It does not matter - USA, USSR, they both had evil deeds. And republican and democrat too. They're all the Cabal.
It is an innate part of people who are true explorers at heart, to wonder what is beyond the next horizon and to find a way to travel to each far horizon, no matter what the personal cost may be.
The first known person to conquer Mt. Everest, Edmund HIllary summed it up very well when he was asked why he went through so much personal sacrifice to get the summit, and he answered "Because it's there."
Hundreds of thousands of years ago, the first human beings left Africa to migrate across the planet, they dared to cross wide rivers, large lakes, vast oceans, if they had never bothered to wonder what was beyond their horizons, and found ways to travel to reach each succeeding far horizon, expanding the reach of human beings throughout every habitable region of the Earth, our species would've most likely become extinct long ago.
Species that stagnate and stay put in one pace for too long, seem to go extinct much faster than species that are mobile. One example is the Dodo bird, it stayed in one island and never seemed to have bothered to migrate to other places, and they became extinct when hungry sailors would make land fall to resupply their food stores.
thank you, glad you enjoyed it. It's based on true events, the Italian brothers Achille and Giovanni Judica Cordiglia, on whom my character is based, had similar radio exchange.
Incredible! Amazing storytelling, acting and everything else......well done!
His own country didn't even try to help him. I love flying but I would never go into space at any cost, even for my country. Ever.
Just ...Masterpiece!