| International relations; that is, the | | | | In another aspect of the film, Konov uses his |
| relations between both nations and their | | | | principle to demonstrate one's never ending |
| people, cannot be improved enough. The human | | | | activity of having to choose between |
| race is separated by language, race, | | | | exercising their volition, or accepting a |
| mentality, and very strict borders. Are there | | | | pre-destined fate. Later he expands this by |
| really methods to improve these relations and | | | | presenting the same girls (representing on a |
| bring people, cultures and nations together? | | | | deeper level the youth of today's Russia and |
| According to Serge Konov, the modern Russian | | | | America) making another choice. This time it |
| philosopher and film producer, there are. | | | | is between loyalty and logic. These choices |
| Using his principle of Genetic Memory Recall, | | | | are presented by a character powerfully |
| he refers to a time when all people were | | | | played by Igor Desyatnikov, himself a |
| similar with the only differences among them, | | | | prominent Russian thinker, actor, singer and |
| being in variation, not in conflicts. | | | | businessman. The choices are between the |
| | | | elements of good and evil. |
| In his latest film, entitled Finding t.A.T.u. | | | | |
| (staring Misha Barton) he applies his | | | | One will have to wait and see how the famous |
| principle in the area of film production. He | | | | and very artistic director Roland Joffe |
| has taken a rather mundane story, and created | | | | (Mission, The Killing Fields, Captivity) |
| a space for conflict resolution and has done | | | | interprets these issues, but one can be sure, |
| so in a practical way. While viewing the | | | | it will be done well. The team making the |
| story of a lonely American teenage girl in | | | | film is again, a representation of improved |
| Moscow finding part of her mature self in a | | | | international relations. The production |
| coming-of-age drama, he also weaves both the | | | | company (RAMCO) is an American-Russian joint |
| story line and creative process with the | | | | venture. Mr. Konov is never tired to explain, |
| cooperation and improvement of international | | | | "one must be consistent in their thoughts and |
| relations he espouses. | | | | actions. RAMCO is a working practical example |
| | | | of the improved international relations being |
| At one level the story finds the American | | | | discussed, even now at the highest world |
| teenager bonding with a Russian one, first on | | | | levels". |
| the internet, and later personally. The | | | | |
| principles of both electronic communication | | | | Other films are planned, and the unifying |
| and personal communication meet face to face. | | | | element in each will certainly be a the Konov |
| The Konov Principle has as one of its tenets, | | | | Principle in action. In the first film |
| such communication, and its evolution, to | | | | Captivity, man's basic inhumanity to man is |
| finally communicating with one's own genetic | | | | examined in its extreme case. In Finding |
| codes! The two girls find their bond is a | | | | t.A.T.u. we are taken to back to the problems |
| role model and a archetype, (in this case, | | | | of maturing, and re-faced in the adult world |
| the singing duo t.A.T.u.) | | | | of decision making. |
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