Perestroika movies?

[Donna Seifer]

Yes, definitely "Город Зеро."   Look for the "long" version.

See Andrew Horton's books:
"The Zero Hour: Glasnost and Soviet Cinema in Transition"  Princeton UP 1992
"Inside Soviet Satire: Laughter with a Lash"  Cambridge UP 1993

Donna Seifer


On 7/18/09 5:06 PM, "Alexandra Smith" <Alexandra.Smith at ED.AC.UK> wrote:

> Dear Laura,
> 
> One of the important movies that captured the spirit of the Perestroka
> period was "Nebesa obetovannye' (1991).
> "Dorogaia Elena Sergeevna" (1988) reflects on the psychology of school
> children during the period, reflecting on the change of values.
> Karen Shakhnazarov's film "Zero" (1988) is an interesting film...
> "Vory v zakone" (1989) might be of help to you, too.
> 
> With best wishes,
> Alexandra
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