USSR's "Carnal Knowledge"
I only in the last few months learned of Natalya Andreychenko. I first saw her in "Meri Poppins, do svidaniya", a Soviet version of "Mary Poppins"; it was one of the most whacked-out movies that I've ever seen.
Now comes "Voenno-polevoy roman". I would call it the Soviet Union's "Carnal Knowledge". A convoluted story of lost love in the midst of WWII, and screwed-up relationships after the war, I don't know whether or not they were trying to say anything with the movie. I spent the whole time heckling it a la "Mystery Science Theater 3000" (I've done that with a lot of Soviet movies; seriously, they're so full of themselves that they're practically begging for it).
Anyway, it's not a bad movie. Just weird. The only movie that I've seen that ends with a guy using gutters as musical instruments.
Now comes "Voenno-polevoy roman". I would call it the Soviet Union's "Carnal Knowledge". A convoluted story of lost love in the midst of WWII, and screwed-up relationships after the war, I don't know whether or not they were trying to say anything with the movie. I spent the whole time heckling it a la "Mystery Science Theater 3000" (I've done that with a lot of Soviet movies; seriously, they're so full of themselves that they're practically begging for it).
Anyway, it's not a bad movie. Just weird. The only movie that I've seen that ends with a guy using gutters as musical instruments.
- lee_eisenberg
- Apr 11, 2009