Films set in Russian-American Community in NY

[Nataliya Gavrilova]

One of the episodes of the TV Series "Bored to Death," with the main
character living (I think) in Manhattan and going to Brighton Beach to
investigate a case. Quite a funny one.


On Fri, Aug 23, 2013 at 7:38 PM, Kyle Barry <kylesbarry at gmail.com> wrote:

> "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
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
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>> To: SEELANGS at LISTSERV.UA.EDU
>> Subject: [SEELANGS] Films set in Russian-American Community in NY
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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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Nataliya Gavrilova
PhD student in Comparative Literature,
Graduate Center, City University of New York

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