| Description |
1 videodisc (96 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
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digital rdatr |
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optical rdarm |
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mono rdacpc |
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video file rdaft |
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DVD video |
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Motion pictures lcgft |
| Series |
Criterion collection |
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Criterion collection.
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| System Details |
DVD, full screen (1.33:1); monaural. |
| Cast |
Alexei Batalov, Tatiana Samoilova. |
| Note |
Based on the play Vechno zhivye by Viktor Rozov. |
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Title from sell sheet. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1957. |
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Full screen (1.33:1). |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Summary |
Veronica and Boris are blissfully in love, until the eruption of World War II tears them apart. Boris is sent to the front lines, and then communication stops. |
| Note |
Special features: new interview with scholar Ian Christie on why the film is a landmark of Soviet cinema; audio interview from 1961 with director Mikhail Kalatozov; Hurricane Kalatozov, a documentary from 2009 on the Georgian director's complex relationship with the Soviet government; segment from a 2008 program about the film's cinematography, featuring original storyboards and an interview with actor Alexei Batalov; interview from 2001 with filmmaker Claude Lelouch on the film's French premiere at the 1958 Cannes Film Festival; an essay by critic Chris Fujiwara. |
| Language |
Russian dialogue; English subtitles. |
| Subject |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Soviet Union -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships -- Soviet Union -- Drama.
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Young women -- Soviet Union -- Drama.
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Soviet Union -- History -- 1939-1945 -- Drama.
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World War (1939-1945) (OCoLC)fst01180924
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Man-woman relationships. (OCoLC)fst01007080
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Young women. (OCoLC)fst01183301
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Soviet Union. (OCoLC)fst01210281
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| Chronological Term |
1939-1945
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| Genre/Form |
Drama. (OCoLC)fst01423879
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Feature films. (OCoLC)fst01710384
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Film adaptations. (OCoLC)fst01710491
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Romance films. (OCoLC)fst01710332
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War films. (OCoLC)fst01710402
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Feature films.
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War films.
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Romance films.
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Film adaptations.
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| Added Author |
Kalatozov, Mikhail, 1903-1973, film director.
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Rozov, Viktor, 1913-2004, screenwriter.
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Batalov, Alekseĭ, 1928-2017, actor.
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Samoĭlova, Tatʹi︠a︡na, 1934-2014, actor.
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Motion picture adaptation of (work): Rozov, Viktor, 1913-2004.
Vechno zhivye.
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Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.
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| Standard No. |
715515243117 |
| ISBN |
9781681437057 |
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1681437058 |
| Music No. |
CC3126DDVD The Criterion Collection |
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