Short film Empire□□s b□sed on□a □□dio dr□□a Sorry, Wron□ □umber □□ □he□American writ□r□□u□ille Fletch□r. □c□ua□ly, Sokuro□□□raws on a sing□e □h□□e□□ormi□g t□e b□□k□round for the st□ry□of th□ thriller□—(🎎) the □□□an'□ illness□ The h□roine □s bed–□□d□en□an□□her only means of c□mmuni□ation wit□ the out□ide □□r□d i□□h□r □eleph□n□ — until□a killer i□□errupts the con□e□sa□ion… Sok□r□v removes all □□e d□alogu□s,□leav□n□ us alon□ wit□ the heroine — “a□living□skeleton” am□ng the refin□d, with a □ouch of Modern–s□yl□, furnishings —□who is□l□s□eni□g to□a □adi□ □roadcast□ng of Traviata, with □t□ ple□□ f□□ □ercy□□nd love. An elegant coffin–h□m□□is□th□ spatial□centre and □y□bol□zation □f □he entire film. □nd □ns□de the co□fi□□□e cer□ainly see t□e actres□□□ t□e famous Rus□ian b□llerina Alla Osi□enko wh□ plays not □□ly□the he□oine□b□□ also he□ own self. Th□s metaphoric cinema–image bears□an al□u□□on to□□he great “handica□p□d” Sar□h □ernhardt w□o w□s □epo□□□d to□sleep in a coffin, a□□we□l as t□ the □□tire com□lex of aes□h□tis□d Decadence, c□nvertin□ an apology □f Death into□a□li□esty□e. Here is t□e key to □□e code □□ □he title□□Empi□e is a styl□ □hat att□mpted to reanimate t□e dead a□cient harmony.□The□h□roi□e o□ Sokur□v'□ film □om□unicate□ □ith her phon□ as □he □□l□ partner, and sort of int□□fer□s with□the beyond, a□□racting th□s air —□intan□ible yet saturated□with dan□er□ I□□is fr□m the ra□io □ir that□s□□ accumulat□s both□pleasu□e and tranquil□ity — th□ a□i□ of dy□ng□yet beloved Vio□e□t□,□while the kille□'s□□□l□oue□te m□terializes fro□ □he □hone air. A chamber pot□ overturned and spilt by the□kill□r in has□e, remains th□ only evidence o□□□uman □ct□viti□s in thi□ □□udoir of Death□ Sok□r□v&□39□s metapho□,□□lad in □atu□alistic□deta□ls,□produ□es the e□fect of iro□ic disclosure□ □a wet s□ot□ is□left after a sy□bol.□ Th□ fil□ was□□ho□ as a st□□□ work of a VGI□ stu□ent S.Sidorov. At□that t□me Sokuro□ di□ not ha□e a chance to □aunch a project□of□his□own□ therefore he used this possibility to work. Visual co□ception of this film ant□cipates a□considerable□□umber of□So□urov&□39;s fu□u□e□experiments□ light□that models t□e space, le□elling of colours, co□re□□tion □f contra□ting t□xtures□“什么,魂飞魄散...□不行,不行□稍微教□一下就可以了,不要弄死了,弄死了□麻烦了。□苏生赶忙纠正道走到门口的时□,林田□□打电□给彭老,突然门打(🐈□开,走出来一个身穿白大褂的高□🎇)个□男□,有□种让人如沐春风的(➿)□质。这□数人心□第一个□过的□头,一声喝斥(📐)罢了,竟让他们神魂□倒,□摇晃晃。