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The Last Bolshevik / Happiness (2 disc)

 

 

"The Last Bolshevik" Directed by Chris Marker

France 1992/ Documentary / 120 min / Color / Dolby 2.0 / 1.33: 1  Aspect Ratio / NTSC / In  English, French and Russian with Optional English Subtitles

"Happiness" Directed by Alexander Medvedkin

USSR 1935 / Comedy / Satire / 60 min / Black & White / Dolby 2.0 / 1.33: 1  Aspect Ratio / NTSC / Silent with Musical Score and English Intertitles



Based on the life and work of the Russian film director Alexander Medvedkin (1900-1989), THE LAST BOLSHEVIK is a tribute from one filmmaker to another through an archeological expedition into film history, revealing the relations between art and politics in the former Soviet Union.
Medvedkin's silent classic, HAPPINESS, a surprisingly irreverent comedy about early Soviet efforts at collectivization, appears on a second disc in a restored, uncut version.

Both films feature supplementary interviews and related short films.
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