Russian lit with war theme adapted to the screen

[Stefani, Sara Marie]

Askoldov's film "Commissar" is based on Vassily Grossman's short story "In the Town of Berdichev." Both the story and the film treat the Civil War from the perspective of a woman and center on the conflict between war and motherhood. The film was made in 1967 but wasn't released until the 1980s under glasnost.

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Subject: [SEELANGS] Russian lit with war theme adapted to the screen

Dear Colleagues,
For a potential film series we're looking for films that are adapted from works of Russian literature in which war plays some non-trivial role - in the plot, as a theme, anything.
We're looking to dig deep and it doesn't matter where they were produced or whether they're currently available in English (or in Russian).
Thanks in advance!
John

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