Films made in the USSR during the Soviet era, that I can watch with subtitles?
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Millard — 3 years ago(December 26, 2022 10:14 PM)
Films made in the USSR during the Soviet era, that I can watch with subtitles?
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Millard — 3 years ago(December 27, 2022 01:39 AM)
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phantomparticle — 3 years ago(December 27, 2022 04:13 AM)
Ivan the Terrible, Parts 1 and 2.
Eisenstein intended to wrap up the story in Part 3, but Stalin was less than pleased with Ivan's slide into madness because it did not mythologize the character to Stalin's satisfaction. Only about 5 minutes of Part 3 were filmed.
Part 2 went unreleased for ten years until after the deaths of Stalin and Eisenstein.
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Paul P. Powell — 7 months ago(August 26, 2025 07:15 AM)
I've seen all the famous stuff by Sergei Eisenstein but honestly it just didn't stick with me. I've read his books on theory (along with the works of Stanislavsky) but nevertheless neither formed a very powerful influence on me.
My favorite Soviet film is '
Soy Cuba!'
. Strong, strong, strong cinematography.
But other than this, I can't recommend anything. Not a fan of either SF or Tarkovsky.
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Paul P. Powell — 7 months ago(August 26, 2025 08:14 AM)
Thx.
I myself am a Marxist, politically –so I don't feel I'm missing much when I pass over Russkie flicks. I've more than made up for it in my reading habits.
While I have seen plenty of SF films, it was more because I was a kid at the time or because I was filling-a-gap-in-my-knowledge-base.
However –as a grown adult –SF hovers very low down in my esteem. This is why I likely won't ever explore Tarkovsky any further.
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/.ㅤ — 7 months ago(August 26, 2025 08:21 AM)
to me, stalker was more like a bunch of fantasy/metaphor with sort of a background of constant tension.
anyways, there was a pretty good version of war and peace made into a film series. you could try that, maybe.
