Playing in the prestigious New Directors’ section at San Sebastián, “Woman at Sea” (“Grand Marin”), a beautifully shot adaptation of the best-selling book of the same name, marks the feature direct…
Playing in the prestigious New Directors’ section at San Sebastián, “Woman at Sea” , a beautifully shot adaptation of the best-selling book of the same name, marks the feature directing debut of Russian actor Dinara Drukarova, who also stars in the film.
Drukarova’s character Lili follows in the footsteps of the book’s author, Catherine Poulain, who spent 10 years working on fishing boats in Alaska, as documented in the book. I’ve lived on a boat for more than 20 years. My children were born on the boat. The man I love already lived on the boat. I like living on a boat because it is about the idea of nomadism. Casting off. It’s so romantic. Living on a boat is like you live in a very big fish that is alive. The water gives you energy and calms you. When I’m upset, I look at the river and say, ‘This will pass like the river.’ You don’t have neighbors. So I can do parties until the morning.