also known as Le tombeau d'Alexandre
The Last Bolshevik1993
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It is very hard to just say a few words about an important film by the most creative documentary film maker that ever lived, Chris Marker. This film is of great interest to anyone interested in Soviet history or cinema, but like any of Marker's "documentaries", It is so much more, it sends me running to look up historical notes and see films he references; I've seen HAPPINESS, now I must see all of Medvedkin's work!
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It is very hard to just say a few words about an important film by the most creative documentary film maker that ever lived, Chris Marker. This film is of great interest to anyone interested in Soviet history or cinema, but like any of Marker's "documentaries", It is so much more, it sends me running to look up historical notes and see films he references; I've seen HAPPINESS, now I must see all of Medvedkin's work!
Chris Marker's video essay and tribute to Aleksandr Medvedkin, a Russian film pioneer and innovator whose films, while admired by his peers, were very rarely, if ever, shown publicly. Scenes from his films, interviews with current Russian film experts, biographical events and details all come together to create a vivid portrait of a tragically underappreciated director. While I admire this essay, the real treasure here lies in tracking down Medvedkin's "Happiness" and seeing it for yourself. It is a film experience unlike any other.
A remarkable movie! An opportunity to look under the covers of the Bolshevik illusions. Again emphasizing how could Soviet Nation have brought the United States to a disabling paralysis. It was forever on the verge of collapse.
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