The small town of Vavilon hears of the recent Russian Revolution, but attempts to communize it are met with resistance from the rich people living in the town. The Red Army finally puts down the resistance.Read More »
Ivan Mikolaychuk
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Ivan Mikolaychuk – Vavilon XX AKA Babylon XX (1983)
1971-1980DramaIvan MikolaychukUkraine -
Yuri Ilyenko – Bilyy ptakh z chornoyu vidznakoyu AKA The White Bird Marked with Black (1971)
1971-1980DramaUSSRWarYuri Ilyenko
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Colourful ‘optimistic tragedy’ of a poor family in Ukraine, living in the Carpathian mountains near the Romanian border, during the Second World War. Five sons of the family make up the village band, but as the battles between the Nazi-supported Ukranian nationalists and the Soviets go on, their band loses one player after another.Read More » -
Sergei Parajanov – Tini zabutykh predkiv aka Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors (1965)
1961-1970ArthouseGeorgiaSergei ParajanovUSSR
A timeless Carpathian story – the young Ivan falls in love with the daughter of his father’s killer among the Hutsul people of Ukraine.Read More »