More Russian movies

[Alina Israeli]

Yes, with two Leningrad actors (and my friends) in it:  
Бениаминов and Ольшанский.


On Jul 31, 2013, at 9:11 PM, harlow wrote:

> 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 OfDorian 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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Alina Israeli
Associate Professor of Russian
WLC, American University
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