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201715 minPGdoc-short

5.5/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Sad Music

201715 minPGdoc-short

5.5/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Fifteen minutes of interviews with musicians, psychologists, and fans reveal how music evokes feelings of sadness and nostalgia.

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Nikita Lavretski

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Fifteen minutes of interviews with musicians, psychologists, and fans reveal how music evokes feelings of sadness and nostalgia.

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Musicians and fans share their experiences with music in Sad Music, a 2017 documentary directed by Nikita Lavretski. The film features interviews with psychologists and artists discussing how various genres, from classical to contemporary, evoke sadness and nostalgia. Personal stories illustrate the emotional impact of specific songs. The documentary runs for 15 minutes and is produced in Belarus, with Russian as its primary language.

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