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Live in St. Petersburg through lens of Balabanov

Movie list created by Mass. Patriot

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5.8

6.8

Happy Days

TITLE : Счастливые Дни - Schastlivye dni
Beckett's Happy Days set in collapsing soviet era, huge postcard of 90's St. Petersburg

Mass. Patriot's rating:

6.7

6.6

The Stoker

TITLE : Кочегар - Kochegar
The story of an Afghan war vet now a stoker, linked to some mafia thugs, set in mid 90's, the ex Red Army Major seeks revenge when he discovers the body of his daughter.

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Of Freaks and Men

TITLE : Про уродов и людей - Pro urodov i lyudey
One of the weirdest but well crafted, and erotic, movie I've ever seen, set in first decade of 900, another nostalgic view of Petersburg.

Mass. Patriot's rating:

118

7.6

7.8

Brother

TITLE : Брат - Brat
Ex Spetsnaz turns killer for Mafia, altough is Balabanov most famous movie in my opinion it's too didactic.

Mass. Patriot's rating:

6.5

7.1

Cargo 200

TITLE : Груз 200 - Gruz 200
Angelika is taken hostage by a deranged policeman, set in 1984, very violent a raw movie.

Mass. Patriot's rating:

6.3

7.2

Morphine

TITLE : Морфий - Morfiy
Based on Bulgakov's autobiographical stories, not set in Petersburg but elegantly described and photographed.

Mass. Patriot's rating:

7.7

6.9

The Castle

TITLE : Замок - Zamok
Kafka's Das Schloss, I watched Zamok after a gig in Budapest in 2009, with German subtitles, and a pretty hungarian as interpreter...her English was not so good, as my German but movie looks pretty accurate, I don't know if the location is St. Petersburg but I really like both...movie and Magyar girl.

Mass. Patriot's rating:

7.4

6.7

It Doesn't Hurt Me

TITLE : Мне не больно - Mne ne bolno
Another movie watched in a Sheffield hotel post gig but in 2011, this time with english subtitles, 3 hearts in a squatted apartment in modern Petersburg looking for Natella...really...sweet...everyone is searching for Nutella !

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I know you think I only watch Carpenter's or Agren/Bouchet/Fenech's comedies...or Carry On...Matt Helm/Flint's saga...Star Trek/Wars' franchise
You wrong...
I've spent some times studing Cinema, History and Aesthetics, at University, so I'm quite found on European directors, both eastern and western.
As I explained in the list, I had already seen some Balabanov's movies without going through world famous Brat-Brother (1997).
This list was possible because I managed to have 6 movies, in original Russian language and I hope to find and watch others by Balabanov.

Anyway Anzhelika kicks some serious ass...