rccndr03

rccndr03

Soviet Nostalgia

Favorite films

  • Solaris
  • Ballad of a Soldier
  • Tokyo Story
  • Godzilla

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  • Blue Mountains, or Unbelievable Story

    ★★★½

  • Desperately Seeking Susan

    ★★★½

  • Who's That Girl

    ★★★

  • Legend of Tianyun Mountain

    ★★★★

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  • Blue Mountains, or Unbelievable Story

    Blue Mountains, or Unbelievable Story

    ★★★½

    An enjoyable satire about bureaucracy. This is a Soviet Georgian film, but it's incredibly relatable all over the world.

  • Desperately Seeking Susan

    Desperately Seeking Susan

    ★★★½

    Very enjoyable and fairly light-hearted film, with funny moments. The plot has some nice twists and it keeps entertaining to the end. Madonna is really good here, but it would have been nice to have more of her on-screen time

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  • Who's That Girl

    Who's That Girl

    ★★★

    Such a silly, stupid and trashy film that's it's genuinely entertaining. Don't expect much in terms of plot but it's so uniquely campy that I love it. Plus c'mon, there's Madonna in here! Fire soundtrack as well.

  • Dersu Uzala

    Dersu Uzala

    ★★★★½

    A celebration of the peoples and natural beauty of Siberia.
    In this film, man is shown as a character which encroaches upon an established order, not respecting it and sacking, killing and destroying nature without regard.
    Not many characters are particularly important in this film : in the end, one will probably just remember the friendship between Arsenev and the charming Dersu Uzala, which was a real figure faithfully represented in this film.