More Russian movies

[harlow]

Let us also not forget "Moscow on the Hudson" with Robin Williams as a
Russian saxophone player who defects when the circus he plays for comes to
New York.  He defects at the fragrance counter at Bloomingdales.

 

First half hour is set in Russia, with characters (including Williams)
speaking in Russian of variable quality.

 

But a nice idealistic message:  USA (and especially New York) welcomes all.
It is an Afro-American family in Harlem that gives him shelter.

 

 

 

From: SEELANGS: Slavic & East European Languages and Literatures list
[mailto:SEELANGS at LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Dorian Juric
Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2013 8:32 PM
To: SEELANGS at LISTSERV.UA.EDU
Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] More Russian movies

 

Another American film depicting Russians which I've always found very
interesting (and frankly horrible) is Enemy At the Gates. The film was
commended for depicting the Russians' side of the war with heart and honesty
and for it's realism. To me the narrative is horrible and rushed, the
'realistic and romantic' sex scene amounts to two 'Russians' rutting in a
dirty pipe for thirty seconds and most excruciating of all, every Russian in
the film is an Englishman (although the newspapers are in cirilica) and
every German over a loud speaker speaks German, but in interactions, if I
remember correctly, they're all Americans.... Very strange. 

Dorian

> Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2013 18:10:54 -0400
> From: townsend at PRINCETON.EDU
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