- This is a very powerful film. Admittedly parts of it are hard to watch, but it is an outstanding piece. In a nutshell, it is about a hippie commune that has been set up by someone who believes that the best way to help the homeless and often deranged cripples in Moscow is by offering them sexual love. I did not realise…
- On the stage, where the premiere of the musical was supposed to take place, the drama broke out ... People went to the feast - cheerful, bright, but turned out to be face to face with death. They, who became hostages, who managed to pass a terrible ordeal, while preserving human dignity and courage - are ordinary peopl…
- Lovely Glasnot era piece, broadcast in the UK in the Soviet Spring Season from way back. There may be a better rip out there, perhaps the presence of this one will wake people up to what a good film it is and we’ll see the better version.Just when you thought glasnost had allowed Soviet film-makers to say all there was…
- A rare, hysterical gem from early Soviet cinema. CHEMI BEBIA (MY GRANDMOTHER) is a Georgian avant-garde slapstick silent comedy that was banned in the Soviet Union for almost 50 years. And it's pretty easy to see why. Whereas later Georgian filmmakers became rather adept at slipping political criticism under the noses …