Beginning of an Unknown Era
1967
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Synopsis
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.
Facts
Production
Mosfilm, Dovzhenko Film Studios, Lenfilm
Original language
Russian
Stills
Festival History
- FICUNAM 2022 generic
- Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2015 generic
- International Film Festival Rotterdam 1990 generic
- Berlin International Film Festival 1988 generic
