Beginning of an Unknown Era
1967-12-31
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1h 13m
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War
Drama
User Score
14 votes
Overview
Two young directors adapted the short stories of two Russian authors whose works had been banned for decades, and so their film ended up in the censor’s vault as well – for twenty years. Both tales look back to the post-revolutionary era: 'Angel' (Olesha) speaks tragically of the brutality and destruction of the time, and 'The Homeland of Electricity' (Platonov) captures its haunting grotesquery.
Genrikh Gabay
Director
Larisa Shepitko
Writer
