THE LAST SOVIET MOVIE

Latvia

Synopsis

Synopsis

"My dear Alexander, we filmmakers are all sitting in the same train.Unfortunately there are very few seats.I will leave the train, so that you can take my place." These words by the late director Krzystof Kieslowski inspired the maker of "The last Soviet Movie". John F Romanoff, a writer from Brooklyn, reveals the truth about his ancestors, who were major participants in the Russian revolution.lt is an outrageous, witty and epic tale set in Russia.complete with train rides on the transsibirian railway, fights with wild beasts, encounters with ballerinas.nudity and Leninism. It is at the same time entertaining and challenging, countiniously questioning the reality of what is happening on screen as well as off.

"My dear Alexander, we filmmakers are all sitting in the same train.Unfortunately there are very few seats.I will leave the train, so that you can take my place." These words by the late director Krzystof Kieslowski inspired the maker of "The last Soviet Movie". John F Romanoff, a writer from Brooklyn, reveals the truth about his ancestors, who were major participants in the Russian revolution.lt is an outrageous, witty and epic tale set in Russia.complete with train rides on the transsibirian railway, fights with wild beasts, encounters with ballerinas.nudity and Leninism. It is at the same time entertaining and challenging, countiniously questioning the reality of what is happening on screen as well as off.

Shortlists

  • Feature Film Selection 2004
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