An interesting Russian film to show to student audience

[Alla Polyakova]

I agree, Starukhi is loved by the older and the younger generations in
Russia. I have not heard one person say otherwise.


On 12/26/07, Michael Denner <mdenner at stetson.edu> wrote:
>
> Hey, Mila!
>
> I agree with many of the recommendations here, tho personally I did not
> care for Piter FM, it is VERY accessible to Americans... it's just not a
> Russian film. Russian Ark is pretentious but wonderful. Vozvrashchenie
> is precisely as good as they say.
>
> But my pick for this particular need would be Starukhi (2003)
> [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0399437/], an overlooked gem. (It hardly
> got any play in Russia, and when you watch it, you'll understand
> immediately why Putin's Russia might dislike it. It's readily available
> here on a good quality DVD with subtitles.)
>
> It's FASCINATING and charming and redolent of the other Russia (the
> non-Piter-FM Russia). My students always love it. One drawback -- the
> language is really remarkably foul (good grief! My ears burned!).
> However, the English subtitles bowdlerize it sufficiently...
>
> The directing is superb. The landscape breathtaking. The writing smart
> and funny. The actors are all (with one exception) "real people" --
> septuagenarian babushki.
>
> The subtle and intelligent commentary on race and the future of Russia
> will surely be of interest to your audience.
>
> ~mad
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: SEELANGS: Slavic & East European Languages and Literatures list
> [mailto:SEELANGS at BAMA.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Miluse Saskova-Pierce
> Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2007 5:31 PM
> To: SEELANGS at BAMA.UA.EDU
> Subject: [SEELANGS] An interesting Russian film to show to student
> audience
>
> Dear Seelangsters,
>
> I am looking for an interesting and not too boring Russian film to show
> to
> university and also upper high school audiences.  Needs to be recent,
> interesting and artistic and not too naked.  And also available for
> purchase in the US on DVD, with English version or subtitles.
>
> Do you have any advise?  Thank you.
>
> Mila
>
> Dr. Mila Saskova-Pierce
> Other Languages Section Head
> Department of Modern Languages
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> University of Nebraska at Lincoln
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