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05-21-2004, 01:01 PM
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Few more of my favorites:
War:
Александр Невский / Alexander Nevsky
Баллада о солдате / Ballad of a Soldier
Брат / Brother
Война / War
Кавказский пленник / Prisoner of the Mountains
Отец солдата / Father of The Soldier
Сто дней до приказа / 100 Days Before The Command
Торпедоносцы / Torpedo Bombers
Action:
Белое солнце пустыни / White Sun of the Desert
Д'Артаньян и Три Мушкетера / D'Artagnan and Three Musketeers
Horror:
Вий / Viy or Spirit of Evil
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05-21-2004, 04:37 PM
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My favorite Russian film is Stalker, but I'm a big fan of all the Tarkovsky films I've seen - Andrei Rublev, The Sacrifice, Mirror, Solaris, & Nostalghia
Other favorites:
Strike!, The Man With A Movie Camera, Earth, Battleship Potemkin, Ivan The Terrible Part I & II, Ballad Of A Soldier, The Cranes Are Flying, I Am Cuba, Vij, Mother & Son, Russian Ark, The Return
Besides what I've mentioned I have seen The Thief off your list, but I only thought it was ok and wouldn't include it among my favorites.
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Last 10 Films Watched:
Diary of the Dead - B+ / The Invisible Man - B+
Inside - B / The Crazies - B
Lost Boys: The Tribe - C+ / The War of the Gargantuas - B
Thousands Cheer - C+ / Dead Man - C+
A Zed & Two Noughts - B+ / Leaves from Satan's Book - C
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05-22-2004, 09:18 AM
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I've recently started to translate my actors pages,
so far Armen Dzhigarkhanyan, Aleksandr Abdulov, Yevgeni Leonov & Nikita Mihalkov.
Tell me what you think. If you like it. I'll do my best to translate the rest.
I've created a page listing Russian films released in 2002,
that are available in America, like the one I already have for 2003.
If there is interest in those pages, I'll create more.
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08-08-2004, 07:00 PM
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Recently quite a few great Russian movies came out on DVD:
Business People / Деловые люди
Welcome, or the Entrance is Forbidden to Strangers / Добро пожаловать,
или Посторонним вход воспрещен
My Friend, Kolka! / Друг мой, Колька!
Once More About Love / Еще раз про любовь
The Commissar / Комиссар
Hussar Ballad / Гусарская баллада
The Girls / Девчата
Station for Two / Вокзал для двоих
Crown of the Russian Empire / Корона Российской Империи, или Снова
Неуловимые
Elusive Avengers / Неуловимые мстители
The New Adventures of the Elusive Avengers / Новые приключения неуловимых
The Blue Bird / Синяя птица
Elusive Avengers trilogy is one of my most favorite adventures series.
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08-08-2004, 11:24 PM
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Alexey,
You've got a nice site with tons of information on Russian films!
I studied Russian in university for six years, so I've seen some Russian movies, but they were mostly SERIOUS art films that I was forced to watch because my professors loved them. I have really enjoyed the Russian comedies that I have seen, as well as the Eisenstein films.
Steve
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02-15-2005, 02:53 PM
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Sometime ago I watched Night Watch (Nochnoy Dozor), in Russia it beat both "SpiderMan ||" & "Lord of the rings |||".
I liked the film, though it's not "Matrix" or "Lord of the Rings", but there are scenes inspired by those movies, as well as "Blade" and "Prophecy".
I would not call it truly original, but the story is an interesting take on war between good and evil. This film is definitely not your usual mystic thriller.
But the ending was too sequel inspiring, as in too be continued. But then the movie is based on the first book from Lukyanenko's trilogy. All in all I give it 4 out of 5 stars.
PS: have you seen any Russian movies lately?
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02-15-2005, 03:58 PM
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Outside of Tarkovsky and Eisenstein, I've only seen a handful of the movies mentioned thus far. 
Another flick worth mentioning is Of Freaks and Men (if you like strange movies).
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02-15-2005, 04:03 PM
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The best Russian film I've seen lately is "The Return" by first-time director Andrei Zvyagintsev. I'm quite a fan of Andrei Tarkovsky, and I suspect Zvyagintsev is, as well. This manifests mostly in the cinematography and the bleached-out color timing, but Zvyagintsev also seems very attuned to the rhythms of the action within the shot, allowing the images to breathe and exist within that sense of real time that Tarkovsky achieved so well. Honestly, I was shocked to learn that this was a first film. Zvyagintsev's direction is subtle and assured, and I suspect all who see it will come away impressed.
I haven't said anything about the plot of this film, and I hesitate to do so. It's not that I feel I'd give away anything, though I would suggest that you not look to closely at the image shown on the main menu frame. It's a close-call, but if you're paying close attention it certainly constitutes a spoiler. Seriously, don't linger on this shot... it will potentially give away one of the biggest moments in the film.
That said, I didn't want to provide any synopsis because I'm afraid that it would fail to do this film justice. It's a rather simple setup, one that could lead a potential viewer to suspect any variety of cliche'd or sentimental or ginned-up melodramatic scenarios. Rather, what I'd like to say most about this film is that it's a work that's both very serious in its subject matter and execution, but which I suspect will appeal to a wide ran | |
