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Remembering that this movie was made in Soviet Union during the times when you could still get sent to prison because of a joke, you naturally start wondering if freedom of speech actually brought us something or robbed us of a real "finesse" of expression and metaphor.
Although the acting might sometimes appear static, Ja
Remembering that this movie was made in Soviet Union during the times when you could still get sent to prison because of a joke, you naturally start wondering if freedom of speech actually brought us something or robbed us of a real "finesse" of expression and metaphor.
Although the acting might sometimes appear static, Jankovsky is at his best in the main role and saves the hurried Western viewer the pain of sitting through a “typical” example of Russian-style cinema. As well as having the merit of being a sort of cult movie, the film provides a good—albeit indirect—introduction to Russian culture. At one and the same time, it reflects that everlasting Russian struggle of balancing on the edge when saying things which permits one to be understood by intelligent people, yet still ignored by a watchful big brother (who is liable to tear you apart), and still to explore the fascination and identification with European history and culture—which was “forbidden fruit” at that time…
This powerful and courageous tale of a peculiar man in a hypocritical society will not leave anyone unmoved.
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