1945, Leningrad. WWII has devastated the city, demolishing its buildings and leaving its citizens in tatters, physically and mentally. Two young women search for meaning and hope i...
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★★★★★
A fascinating slow burn that is as exhilarating as it is difficult at times to watch.
"Beanpole" is actually a good movie to be watching during the 2020 COVID pandemic, as it's a reminder to a whole population of people who've never experienced any significan...
★★★★★
A heavy film, the title does not reflect all the hardship of the war, the incessant search of the two women for survival and personal fulfillment in a sexist and cruel era, deranged by the post-war hunger, and allied to all this drama, the Tall Woman suffers f...
★★★★★
Written by Kantemir Balagov and Aleksandr Terekhov and directed by Balagov, Dylda is inspired by (although not based on) The Unwomanly Face of War by Svetlana Alexievich, an oral history of the experiences of Russian women who fought during World War II. We've...
★★★★★
... and seared by the cold - this magnificently performed and beautifully filmed piece of cinema reveals the challenges faced by two young women in post war Leningrad. Damaged and psychologically disturbed by their experiences, shell shocked from the battles,...
★★★★★
This film set in post-war USSR is beautifully shot and superbly acted. Every scene is a work of art that reglects the melancholic mood of that generation. Not a light watch, but extremely rewarding.
