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I was so engrossed in it, it was very late but I kept watching

68.44.113.31

Victor Khomenko

In Reply to: RE: "The Red and the White," is so unusual, so posted by tinear on October 27, 2010 at 08:41:09

Strange and absorbing film, with some moments reminding of Tarkovsky hand.

Civil wars tend to be very brutal and bloody, and here we have yet another, but non-traditional take on the theme, with the participants appearing almost anesthetized, and one must but wonder - perhaps that near-zombie state is the key, the prerequisite to survival?

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What disturbed me were the lulls in the violence and then the almost seamless return to it. The Polish and - tinear 11:38:36 10/27/10 (3)
Hungarian films have a unique perspective to them. The past 150 years indeed have been cruel ones for those nations stuck between far more powerful antagonistic nations.
- One thing for sure - the Polish also gave us some of the most beautiful actresses - Victor Khomenko 12:31:41 10/27/10 (2)
  I don't know if I would call that film Hungarian... yes, the director was from there, but the location and most of the actors were Russian, most of the language spoken was Russian too. Not that I am trying to be nationalistic here.
  - Krystyna Mikołajewska (Open in New Window)
  - In Brazil, there is a large Polish population. They have a reputation for beauty. - tinear 17:20:38 10/27/10 (1)
    Regarding your interesting take on the film's nationality: that's a can of worms, for sure.
    Is "Solaris" a Russian film? The main actor is Lithuanian.....
    - Just calling them as I see them! :) - Victor Khomenko 18:06:46 10/27/10 (0)
      While living there, nobody considered Banionis a non-Russian. Sure, if someone questioned his nationality that would be mentioned, but nobody cared... for all of us he was just another Russian actor, albeit with a strange name... but there were so many others.
      
      After all... ALL Red Army soldiers were "Russian soldiers"... including my Zionist father-in-law! :)

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