Hello everyone,
We were back to our regular time at 6:30.
For this Wednesday, we are showing a Russian movie
"Wings", directed by (Ukrainian director?) Larisa Shepitko
(more details below).
Please feel free to pass the message around and
invite your friends. Hope you can join us.
Regards,
Tom Co
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Title: Wings
Date and Time: May 14, Wednesday, 6:30-9
Place: 308 Cooper Ave, Hancock
Director: Larisa Shepitko
Partial List of Characters:
Mayya Bulgakova
Sergey Nikonenko
Zhanna Bolotova
Pantelejmon Krymov
Leonid Dyachkov
Vladimir Gorelov
Yuri Medvedev
Nikolay Grabbe
US Rating: Not rated (I think it is PG)
Language: Russian
Length: 85 mins
Media: DVD, black and white
Summary: ( by International
Film Circuit <ifcplanet@aol.com>
via www.imdb.com)
"A fascinating and human portrayal of a
once-famous fighter pilot and loyal
Stalinist named Nadezhda Petrovna. Now a
41-year-old provincial schoolmistress,
she has so internalized the military ideas
of service and obedience that she cannot
adjust to life in peacetime."
My Comments:
An interesting character study about
age and displacement. The direction
is very good and the main actors are
pretty good and subtle for the most
parts.
What I found impressive is that it was
made in 1966 by a very good Russian
director who most of us have not been
made aware of. Also, the fact
that the female lead character was a
pilot during wartime and then a
decorated hero is interesting...
they appear to be ahead of the US
(in the 60's) in the gender-gap closure as
far as military combat is concerned.
(according to wikipedia, the first group
of women was admitted into a U.S military
academy in 1976).
In any case, I think the story does not
have to relate to military training at all,
but instead on how the lead characters has
a hard time adjusting to a change in stature,
age and relevance... so it could happen to
most of us as we move forward in age and
retirement.
A shorter film and slow moving, but quite
interesting to watch.
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