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“A Tragedy of the Great War”

1990 · 1 h 18 min
Directed by Guy Maddin
ComedyDramaRomance

Cast

Kyle McCulloch

Credits

Written by: John B. Harvie

Plot

Set during the Bolshevik uprising in Arkhangelsk, an amnesiac Canadian soldier pursues a warrior woman.

Sinekatalog’s take

Guy Maddin's film is set in 1919 Arkhangelsk, where an amnesiac Canadian soldier pursues a woman among mad Bolshevik chaos. Shot like a damaged early talkie, it is a deliriously funny, strange and stylised dream.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 6.3 / 10 (1,907 votes)
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