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Tag / Soviet Union

August 28, 2022August 28, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Battleship Potemkin (1925)

  • Eisenstein, Sergei
  • 1925, Sergei Eisenstein, Soviet Union
  • 3 Comments

One of the most significant pictures of the silent era, Eisenstein’s work is a revolutionary film in more ways than one—as fervent a Soviet propagandist piece as any, as well as a trailblazer in pushing montage theories forward. 

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5.

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June 23, 2022June 24, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Nostalghia (1983)

  • Tarkovsky, Andrei
  • 1983, Andrei Tarkovsky, Italy, Soviet Union
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Tarkovsky’s penultimate feature (stunningly shot in rural Italy during a self-imposed exile) might be his most ponderous work, yet it could also be his sharpest take on faith. 

⭐⭐⭐⭐

Rating: 4 out of 5.

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December 21, 2021August 28, 2022 by Eternality Tan

October: Ten Days That Shook the World (1927)

  • Eisenstein, Sergei
  • 1927, Sergei Eisenstein, Soviet Union
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Commissioned by the Soviet state, Eisenstein’s follow-up to his landmark Battleship Potemkin sees his trailblazing theories of montage applied most propagandistically—and to fervent effect—in this high-octane silent film about the October Revolution of 1917.

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

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November 16, 2021August 28, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Strike (1925)

  • Eisenstein, Sergei
  • 1925, Sergei Eisenstein, Soviet Union
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Still an astonishing debut by Eisenstein, this set the foundation for the Soviet director’s theorising and application of his montage ideas.

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5.

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August 1, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Repentance (1984)

  • Others
  • 1984, Georgia, Soviet Union, Tengiz Abuladze
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One of the most significant works of Georgian cinema, this anti-totalitarian film previously banned by the Soviets deals with its serious themes through a potent mix of acute symbolism and surrealist absurdity. 

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5.

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June 8, 2021October 24, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Trial, The (2018)

  • Loznitsa, Sergei
  • 2018, Documentary, Russia, Sergei Loznitsa, Soviet Union
  • 2 Comments

It gets dull after a while, but the context—a Soviet fabricated show trial ordered by Stalin to frame and prosecute ‘anti-communists’ in the eyes of the public—is still an eye-opening look at character assassination on a national, ideological level, nearly a century ago.    

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Rating: 3 out of 5.

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June 4, 2021November 7, 2021 by Eternality Tan

State Funeral (2019)

  • Loznitsa, Sergei
  • 2019, Documentary, Russia, Sergei Loznitsa, Soviet Union
  • 2 Comments

Edited entirely from restored archival footage of Stalin’s state funeral, this is a cinema of profound sadness and a towering achievement from one of the great screen chroniclers of Soviet history.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Rating: 5 out of 5.

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February 1, 2021August 9, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Ashik Kerib (1988)

  • Parajanov, Sergei
  • 1988, Azerbaijan, Sergei Parajanov, Soviet Union
  • 1 Comment

With wall-to-wall ethnic music and a highly-theatrical style, Parajanov’s last completed feature may be the most accessible of his most well-known folkloric works, best described as an experimental Fellini on steroids. 

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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January 27, 2021January 27, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Legend of Suram Fortress, The (1985)

  • Parajanov, Sergei
  • 1985, Georgia, Sergei Parajanov, Soviet Union
  • 2 Comments

Told in numerous short vignettes, Parajanov’s late Georgian film retains the exotic, cultural elements that define his work, but occasionally struggles to find a balance between experimentation and storytelling.

⭐⭐⭐⭐

Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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January 24, 2021February 1, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors (1965)

  • Parajanov, Sergei
  • 1965, Sergei Parajanov, Soviet Union, Ukraine
  • 2 Comments

Parajanov’s free-wheeling breakthrough film is a remarkable sensorial work that could hardly contain its dizzying energy—a showcase of a filmmaker at the height of his artistic expression.

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5.

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