“1918. Workers from Petrograd come to Altai region to establish the first agricultural commune. In spite of the hostility of the local White Army cossacks the workers build houses, cultivate land. The poor peasants are turning towards the commune. However, White Army cossacks take vengeance on the members of the commune.”
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Vladimir Zamanskiy
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Aleksandr Ivanov & Yevgeni Shiffers – Pervorossiyane aka Russian Pioneers (1968)
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Aleksey German – Proverka na dorogakh AKA Trial on the Road AKA Checkpoint (1971)
Aleksey German1971-1980DramaUSSRWarThe Russian POW joins the partisan guerrillas and proves his loyalty fighting the Nazis.Read More »
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Andrei Tarkovsky – Katok i skripka AKA The Steamroller and the Violin (1961)
Arthouse1961-1970Andrei TarkovskyShort FilmUSSRSynopsis:
Seven year old Sasha practices violin every day to satisfy the ambition of his parents. Already withdrawn as a result of his routines, Sasha quickly regains confidence when he accidentally meets and befriends worker Sergei, who works on a steamroller in their upscale Moscow neighborhood.Read More » -
Hussein Erkenov – Sto dney do prikaza AKA 100 Days Before the Command (1994)
2001-2010ArthouseHussein ErkenovPoliticsRussiaQuote:
Banned By The Soviets!Visually astonishing, erotically charged and emotionally jarring, 100 Days Before The Command is Hussein Erkenov’s courageous and stinging indictment of communism.
Five young Red Army recruits struggle for survival against the merciless violence that surrounds them on a daily basis. Their only means of saving their dignity is by preserving the humanity and compassion they share for each other.
Although not an overtly gay film, Erkenov’s 100 Days Before The Command is remarkably direct in it’s homoerotic imagery and subtexts. The film includes scenes where the soldiers share an intimacy and tenderness that is far removed from the brutality of most of their waking hours. (Amazingly, all the roles are played by real-life soldiers except for one professional actor.)
Banned by Soviet censors upon its initial release, Erkenov was forced to create his own sales company in order for the film to be screened at the 1995 Berlin Film Festival. 100 Days Before The Command is a unique entry into the world of post-cold war filmmaking from behind the former Iron Curtain.
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