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5 reasons to watch ‘Silver Skates’ on Netflix Michael Lockshin/Central Partnership, 2020 On May 5, 2021 (The movie will be translated into foreign languages by June 16, 2021 - ed), the Russian New Year historical melodrama ‘Silver Skates’ was released under the Netflix Originals brand. But it’s worth watching any time of year. Here’s why.
1. Winter atmosphere of New Year’s Eve in St. Petersburg Michael Lockshin/Central Partnership, 2020
Main character Matvey, a kind of UberEats courier from 1899, has to urgently deliver a pie to the house of an aristocratic family. Instead of a fancy electric scooter, the young guy has a pair of silver skates inherited from his father, a lamplighter. Matvey leaves the ostentatious pastry shop with gilded columns, deftly grabs on to a passing carriage, jumps from it cat-like onto the frozen Neva River and rushes to the client.
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