this week s most arresting release is dear comrades, the latest from acclaimed russian film maker andrei konchalovsky. set in 1962 in a provincial town in the southern ussr, this increasingly harrowing drama stars acclaimed stage and screen actor yuliya vysotskaya as lyudmila, a party devotee with a nostalgia for stalinist ideas in the age of khrushchev. what am i supposed to believe in if not communism? , asks lyuda as her beliefs are challenged in the fallout of a factory strike and protest to which the army and kgb respond with deadly force. as the authorities rush to cover up a state sponsored atrocity, lyuda searches for her missing daughter, for whose life she fears after scenes of terrible violence. based on real events, that were not officially acknowledged until 30 years later, dear comrades is a powerfulfilm that draws visual inspiration from soviet classics like the cranes are flying and ballad of a soldier, presenting its bleakly crisp black and white images in a
the headlines: a warning of mounting pressure on hospitals and staff by the head of nhs england. mass vaccinations begin at another ten centres in england from tomorrow as the foreign secretary pledges every adult in the uk will be offered a first dose by september. the anti kremlin activist alexei navalny is detained in moscow, embracing his wife before he was taken away. mr navalny flew back to russia for the first time since he was nearly killed by a nerve agent attack last year. the jailed american music producer, phil spector, who helped define the sound of the sixties and the creator of the wall of sound has died in prison aged 81. and america is on high alert, in the run up to the inauguration ofjoe biden. sportsday is coming up. now, it s time for the film review. hello and welcome to the film review with me, mark kermode. and despite the fact that covid has closed cinemas and put us in lockdown once again, there is still plenty of new movies for you to experi
this week s most arresting release is dear comrades, the latest from acclaimed russian film maker andrei konchalovsky. set in 1962 and a provincial town in the southern ussr, this increasingly harrowing drama stars acclaimed stage and screen actor yuliya vysotskaya as lyudmila, a party devotee with a nostalgia for stalinist ideas in the age of khrushchev. what am i supposed to believe in if not communism, what am i supposed to believe in if not communism , asks lyuda as her beliefs are challenged in the fallout of a factory strike and protest to which the army and kgb respond with deadly force. as the authorities rush to cover up a state sponsored atrocity, lyuda searches for her missing daughter, for whose life she fears after scenes of terrible violence. based on real events, that were not officially acknowledged until 30 years later, dear comrades is a powerfulfilm that draws visual inspiration from soviet classics like the cranes are flying and ballad of a soldier. prese
hello, and welcome to this review of the year in film. i m mark kermode, and over the next 30 minutes, i ll be rounding up the highs and lows of what s proved a challenging but also surprisingly creative year for cinema. 2020 seemed to start so well with the uk release injanuary of the personal history of david copperfield. armand iannuccis superb reimagining of dickens‘ classic which brought 21st century colour blind casting to this i9th century tale with genuinely timeless results. your mama is ill. how ill is she? very ill. dangerously ill. she s dead. dev patel seemed to be channeling the pathos of chaplin as he led a thrillingly diverse cast through this wonderfully comedic, absurdist and hugely entertaining adaptation. 0h, donkeys! this is a donkey free zone! remarkable woman. very kind. in early february came the oscars, where south korean maverick bong joon ho made history when his genre crossing gem parasite not only picked up the award for best international featu
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