All of Tarkovsky's films
Kin-Dza-Dza (1986)
Eisenstein's films, especially his kinda-trilogy (Strike / Battleship Potemkin / October: Ten Days That Shook The World) are a MUST if you are a commie. Even if you're not big into silent films, I'm sure you love Potemkin at least.
Soy Cuba (1964)
The Cranes Are Flying (1957)
Man With A Movie Camera (1929)
War and Peace (1966)
The Ascent (1977)
Ordinary Fascism / Triumph Over Violence (1965)
And also Come and See ofc if you haven't watched it yet, though you might not wanna watch if unless you can handle absolute despair and misery :sus-torment:
They began filming in 2000. it counts as soviet cinema because it's a soviet director, soviet movie star, based on a sci fi book by the soviet authors Boris and Arkady Strugatsky brothers that obliquely examines the Marxist assumptions about historical progression. it is done in the same tone and style as other classic soviet sci-fi movies.
Yeah so I've had this bookmarked to watch (it's available for free on Kanopy if you have a library card) for like a year now - how good is it?
It's pretty hard for me to summon the strength to watch a 3 hour movie unless I'm confident it will be rewarding. (Although I watched Carlos this year and it's 5 hours long lol)
Yeah but like - why? I don't get it, what do you like about this film?
It seems like the thesis is that without a Renaissance or book learnin' humans were stumbling morons who smear shit on their face. And then we just spend hours watching humans being disgusting giggling simpletons.
And I honestly would be fine if it was entertaining, or if I thought dwelling in this dank space was helping me understand some deep human truth. I'm not turned off by the grotesque, it just kind of felt tedious, reactionary and misanthropic.
Am I misreading this? Does it change in the second two hours to redeem this impression?
