Synopsis

In an art gallery, Brent Knopf spots a woman and begins an increasingly elaborate courtship. He follows her through a carnival, a roller rink, and a chapel, offering grand gestures that grow stranger and more desperate. Paper cranes, balloons, a folded figure, and even a dog become part of his campaign, but each attempt fails to win her over. The video's surreal movement and abrupt location changes turn the song's repeated "too little, too late" refrain into a darkly comic portrait of romantic persistence.

Factoids & Trivia

• "Russia" was released as the second single from Ramona Falls' debut album, "Intuit," which came out in 2009.

• Ramona Falls is the solo project of Brent Knopf, known at the time primarily as a member of the Portland indie band Menomena.

• The video appeared in May 2010, with coverage announcing its release on May 13 of that year.

• The production mixes live-action footage with greenscreen work. The effects were created using both studio setups and greenscreen shots made in locations including a church and a roller rink.

• Much of the clip was filmed in dark interiors. The camera operator noted that the production used a Canon T2i and pushed the camera to ISO 1600 in some of those low-light settings.

• Contemporary coverage highlighted the video's art-gallery setting, carnival imagery, origami cranes, balloons, and deliberately awkward romantic desperation.

• The song's lyrics describe increasingly extravagant attempts to impress or rescue a loved one, while the video translates that escalating effort into a series of physical pursuits and visual gags.

• The clip was distributed through Souterrain Transmissions on Vimeo, reflecting the label's role in promoting Ramona Falls during the "Intuit" period.