Soviet Films

Thanks for the link. Dang there's a movie on there that's only been seen by 5 people on Letterboxd: The Last Attraction. Do you have any favourites out of interest?

I've been a huge fan of Soviet/Russian cinema ever since I started getting into movies. I also had these false notions that Soviet/Russian cinema is far superior to American cinema. In all honesty, I think I still prefer the former, but now think the long neglected American cinema is amongst the best ever. Generally, I'd say my TOP 5 national cinemas would be:

• Japanese
• American
• French
• Italian
• Soviet/Russian

Hungarian cinema is another favourite of mine, but arguably a lesser one, with not as big an output. Indian cinema is still a big enigma to me, but I've seen a couple of classics.

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Look, I'm not judging you - after all, I'm posting here myself, but maybe, just maybe, if you spent less time here and more time watching films, maybe, and I stress, maybe your taste would be of some value. Just a thought, ya know.

Many of these are found elsewhere.
The Girl with a Hatbox
The Island (2006)
The Cuckoo
The Golden Antelope (1955)
Winnie-the-Pooh (1969)
Welcome, or No Trespassing
Dersu Uzala
Siberiade
Hedgehog in the Fog
The Space Voyage
Spring on Zarechnaya Street
Viy
Don Quixote (1957)
The Banishment
They Fought for Their Country
Destiny of a Man
War and Peace (Bondarchuk) ha!

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I’m also not sure about your intention but I’ll suggest Eldar Ryazanov movies

I've seen part of this. It's completely insane/hilarious/kind of amazing. Thanks again for the recs.

Actually it's only 11 minutes, think i've seen the whole thing.

I tried watching that movie TWICE.... It's so unfunny I had to turn it off, twice.

Yeah i can't blame you there. I've liked/loved everything else i've seen from Lubitsch so it was a big disappointment.

You are full of surprises
Japanese cinemathography is obvious in Your case.
I'm not so much into Soviet movies (most of them is too grim for me), but I appreciate modern Russian films.

Had you followed my Movie Tab II posts, or RYM/Letterboxd ratings, you wouldn't be surprised in the least.

Russian Ark is a film I picked up about two months ago; my plan is to watch it by the end of this weekend. My curiosity is definitely piqued.

I really want to see 'The Student' by Kirill Serebrennikov. But I haven't been able to locate a copy. It's not about Russian regimes as far as I can tell, more about contemporary morals and world views of Russia.