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We tried, when it came out

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Victor Khomenko

In Reply to: RE: 'The Road to Calvary': Hard times in Mama Russia . . . posted by Billy Wonka on December 15, 2018 at 17:39:39

But it is trash.
This is the third take on a movie based on a rather famous literary work by A. N. Tolstoy... of these three the first one was memorable and good, the second one I did not see, and the last one I wish I didn't see.
Did you really sit through it all? I think we bailed out during the second episode. My wife jumped first, and with no parachute. :)
If you really want to see what the better Russian directors were able to do during the soviet days, try to locate this:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069628/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
It is a true cult series, and notice its high imdb rating: 9.0. Well deserved, without any doubt. Long stream of 10 out of 10 ratings, with one viewer summing it up aptly:
"This is a jewel of spy cinema"

Edits: 12/15/18 12/15/18 12/15/18 12/15/18

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RE: We tried, when it came out - Wojciech 17:31:06 12/20/18 (1)
That movie was a hit in a Soviet block. Streets were emptying when they played the episodes (black & white TV's mostly) and what a beautiful title. Can't imagine anybody from my generation not knowing that series, even though we generally hated Russians and continue to do so... he he
- It was truly amazing... - Victor Khomenko 14:20:18 12/21/18 (0)
  ...how its director Tatyana Lioznova managed to put together such a successful package, considering all the limitations of the police state.
  
  The film is universally loved by all... by the most hardened communists just as much as by the regime haters and its victims.

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