Category Archives: movie

Tico & the Man’s Stories: Welcome!

Posted on January 11, 2023 by kethuprofumo

Esteemed Readers, this year I have prepared a surprise for you. Let me introduce you an amazing talented singing Amazon parrot Tico and his company: Frank Junior who represents a guitar part of the performance, Mr. Frank who plays the … Continue reading →

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Soviet Movie Café: Twenty Days Without War

Posted on December 29, 2021 by kethuprofumo

“Twenty Days Without War” (1976) is a melodramatic war film blending cruelty of battles & a hostile routine of the war time. Based on a story by Konstantin Simonov & directed by Alexey German it reconstructs the Soviet reality of … Continue reading →

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Soviet Movie Café: War Dramas XI

Posted on November 28, 2021 by kethuprofumo

“The Alpine Ballad” (1965) is a rare guest of broadcasting as it tells not about fierce battles but about, probably, an ordinary love story of those cruel days. Based on Vasilij Bikov’s narration & shot by Boris Stepanov (“The State … Continue reading →

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Soviet Movie Café: War Dramas X

Posted on October 29, 2021 by kethuprofumo

Another TV-series telling about events of the Second World War (1941-1945) in Russia, therefore worthy of watching, is “Battalions Ask for Fire” (1985) made by the Soviet film-directors Vlad’imir Tchotabir’ev & Alexandr Bogol’ubov. It is based on a historical war … Continue reading →

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Milorad Pavic: Seven Deadly Sins

Posted on October 21, 2021 by kethuprofumo

Esteemed Readers, have you ever read a books with no author & no heroes? I speak seriously. The one of the kind does exists & belongs to Milorad Pavic’s pen. 😁 “Seven Deadly Sins” (2002) is a set of stories … Continue reading →

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Vinicius de Moraes & Toquinho: La voglia, la pazzia

Posted on September 12, 2021 by kethuprofumo

Esteemed Readers, if you remember a difficult political situation in Brazil made Toquinho & Vinicius de Moraes spend some time in Italy. They did not waste their time & recorded some nice albums in Italian there. Here is one of … Continue reading →

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Soviet Movie Café: War Dramas VIII

Posted on August 29, 2021 by kethuprofumo

In 1977 Vas’ilij B’ikov, one of our famous actors, film directors & the war participant, presented a very profound & curious film uniting the war, its memory & next generation. It is called “One-Two, Soldiers were going…/Ati-Bati, shli sold’ati”(1977). The … Continue reading →

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Soviet Movie Café: War Dramas VII

Posted on July 30, 2021 by kethuprofumo

Speaking of war TV’series, I would like to pay your dearest attention, Esteemed Readers, to “Version Omega” made by an Estonian film director Antonis-Janis Voazos in 1975. Movies about the Soviet intelligence service form a special branch of the genre. … Continue reading →

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Soviet Movie Café: War Dramas VI

Posted on June 28, 2021 by kethuprofumo

The war movie “The Alive & The Dead” (1964) directed by Alexander Stolper tells about first years of the Second World War (the Great Patriotic War for Russia)which were very unsuccessful: too many solders perished & too many battles were … Continue reading →

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Soviet Movie Café: War Dramas IV

Posted on April 28, 2021 by kethuprofumo

“They Fought For Their Country/Они Сражались За Родину” (1975) is a unique war drama by Sergei Bondarchuk based on a realistic novel by Mikhail Sholokhov. It tells about a daily routine of the Soviet army along on its way to … Continue reading →