Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by Victor Khomenko (i) on November 24, 2000 at 10:51:06:

In Reply to: Re: Have you sen "Beg"? posted by Lorke on November 24, 2000 at 09:47:31:

***"But all I was able to find so far locally was a rather mediocre VHS tape..." I believe this is the cut USA version, isn't it?

Yes, of course.

***War and peace. I have seen the Russian and the USA version too, but I must tell you that I found Bondarchuk's film much better than Vidor's one in every respect.

I think the US version has only one redeaming value - and that is spelled Audrey Hepburn. The rest of it is not remarkable.

***I liked especially the battle scenes (Austerlitz and Borodino), which are very poor in the USA version...

That is why I seggested it next to the Waterloo.

***BTW, have you seen Gance's Austerlitz and the Russian film from 1985: Bagration? Unfortunatelly I have seen only the latter one.

No, unfortunately I don't think I would be able to get either one here in the US.

***I haven't seen the "Beg", but I believe I won't find it here in Hungary.

He-he, and I thought that you being much closer to Russia would be able to... It is a good movie, expecially if you like and know some of the leading Soviet actors of that time (it is swarming with them) and are interested in Russian history.