Nido di spie

At the first sigh, one of many Soviet political serie. Seductive for construction of story, for the performance, for inspired build oof thrill. And, sure, for the subject. After decades, it remains fascinating not only for the secrets, plots, hunt for truth but for the beautiful status of perfect puzzle. Different actors and a great result of performances. And sure, something real great. In part, a sort of old flavor of politic and policier.

I regonized the faboulous acting between the russian and the western actors like the italian recensent. The Match between Belokhvostikova (Maries daughter Nathalie) and Alain Delon (Foche, who dies too early)in the Taxi and on the street or the suspensefull relation between Dzhigarkhanian (the old killer) and Claude Jade(Francoise), when Max trusts Francoise again and again - till he's killed and now she's full of scrupel during the Interrogatory by Curt Jurgens. Excellent also the score "Une vie d'amour".

This is not an uninteresting film, a political thriller inspired from actual facts, that no other film has even talked about, told in the American way, after the seventies political thrillers in the line of ALL THE PRESIDENTS MEN or PARALLAX VIEW. Plus, this is an international production, proposing an international cast. But, as any political thriller, the plot is rather complex, hard to follow, but still riveting, tense, without any lead character; on the contrary, you have plenty of them. It needs to be seen several times, I guess. That's the second time I see it since thirty years. I still enjoy, but nt destined to wide, large audiences.

One of the best Russian films of the 80-ies, a perfect wartimes spy thriller with ideology left aside. It has been nice to see how wonderfully russian and western actors interact in this 30 years-long saga, expecially Natalia Belochvostikova who makes a perfect match for Alain Delon. One of the best things is the soundtrack containing one of my favourite songs of Charles Aznavour.

This film combines both a touching story of the communication between the man and the young woman and an action-packed intrigue concerning historical events.

It stars a very charming pair of actors - Igor Kostolevsky and Natalia Belokhvostikova. Their faces, facial expressions, shades of voice are set off by touching music with the song of Charles Aznavour. Marie is pronouncing some very deep and sincere words and watches Andre's reaction, and he listens to her attentively - he glares at her and literally eats her with his eyes, and the viewer wants to do the same. And all this takes place in the scenery of the eastern city with its flavor and with the interiors of its junk shops, cafes, shabby hotels and opium dens.

This subtle, intelligent acting duet is set off by the figure of the actor Armen Dzhigarkhanyan, whose bright and expressive acting, like a magnet, always, attracts the audience's attention in the frame.

The film also features Alain Delon - a cult French actor for millions of Russians in the 80s of the twentieth century.

And thus, brick by brick, the missing links of the intrigue of a political detective are gradually being built.