"Piter FM"

"Piter FM" is a 2006 film directed by a female Russian director, Oksana Bychkova. It was such a different film compared to the other films we have watched in class, considering it does not follow in the genre of politics, war, history, etc. It was a light-hearted comedy which was a bit of a breath of fresh air. The plot and characters were quite predictable though in my opinion. With two people who are having issues with their love life. But then a cell phone goes missing, the other person picks it up, calls that other person, they build a connection immediately. I was comparing it to a Hollywood American romantic comedy and I could see similarities. For example, the scene where the two people, Masha and Maksim, are trying to meet each other by searching for one another in St. Petersburg, would clearly be in the same area, searching for specific features, like a red coat, but they would always miss each other by a second. It is very common for rom coms to have the obvious not be seen to have two people meet each other. I really enjoyed the modern day scenery of St. Petersburg though. It actually makes me want to go visit sometime during my next vacation. There was a very artistic feeling watching it, with the different architecture, it was beautiful.