Beginning of an Unknown Era(1967)
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' speaks tragically of the brutality and destruction of the time, and 'The Homeland of Electricity' captures its haunting grotesquery.
Movie: Beginning of an Unknown Era
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комиссар Парфенов (новелла «Ангел»)
интеллигент (новелла «Ангел»)
человек с коровой (новелла «Ангел»)
студент (новелла «Ангел»)
атаман Ангел (новелла «Ангел»)
сотрудник губисполкома («Родина электричества»)
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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' speaks tragically of the brutality and destruction of the time, and 'The Homeland of Electricity' captures its haunting grotesquery.
Release Date
1967-12-31
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