Films set in Russian-American Community in NY

[Kyle Barry]

"Two Lovers" is a movie set in Brighton Beach based on Dostoevsky's "White
Nights." It is an excellent film to boot.

Kyle


On Fri, Aug 23, 2013 at 7:24 PM, Laura Kline <klinela at comcast.net> wrote:

> There is a movie called "Weather is Good on Deribasovskaya, It Rains Again
> on Brighton Beach."
> Best,
> Laura
>
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> Dear Seelangers,
> I wonder if any of you might be able to suggest films that are set, in
> whole
> or in part, in the Russian-American community in New York?
> I'm especially interested in Sheepshead Bay and Brighton Beach.  I'm trying
> to provide a visual and cultural sense of these communities for actors in a
> production at Steppenwolf Theatre Company for which I am the dramaturg.
> Films can be either in Russian or in English.
> Many thanks in advance.
> All best,
> Dassia
> _____
> Dassia N. Posner, Ph.D
> Assistant Professor, Department of Theatre, Northwestern University
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