Saturday, October 16, 2004
WTF?
I guess you can call this Autumn but the weather's kinda ugly right now. Grey skies and drizzles come and go. The temperature is pleasant, but it could be a little cooler. Certainly an improvement from summer but not yet where I'd like it.
This afternoon I watched a Russian movie that was completely insane. It was called The Commissar, produced in 1967. The 60s must have been a strange time in every nation, because this film was full of madness. Bizarre metaphors, dream sequences, and slow motion blew me away. I can't say I loved the movie but I definitely respected it. That's what makes this Russian Cinema course so enjoyable: these movies are fascinating if not always entertaining.
Last night we saw another crazy one, actually. We watched excerpts from a film called The Fall of Berlin, made in 1949. The film is drenched in absurd revisionist history and ludicrous stereotypes. Stalin is portrayed as a near-deity, a decision-maker, gardener, and hero to the world. And I mean the entire world. Immediately after the Soviets capture Berlin, Stalin arrives via airplane to cheers of gratitude. As the Americans, British, and other troops arrive, they too cheer Stalin as a champion.
Hilarious.
This afternoon I watched a Russian movie that was completely insane. It was called The Commissar, produced in 1967. The 60s must have been a strange time in every nation, because this film was full of madness. Bizarre metaphors, dream sequences, and slow motion blew me away. I can't say I loved the movie but I definitely respected it. That's what makes this Russian Cinema course so enjoyable: these movies are fascinating if not always entertaining.
Last night we saw another crazy one, actually. We watched excerpts from a film called The Fall of Berlin, made in 1949. The film is drenched in absurd revisionist history and ludicrous stereotypes. Stalin is portrayed as a near-deity, a decision-maker, gardener, and hero to the world. And I mean the entire world. Immediately after the Soviets capture Berlin, Stalin arrives via airplane to cheers of gratitude. As the Americans, British, and other troops arrive, they too cheer Stalin as a champion.
Hilarious.
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