Vysshiĭ sud, kinomaterialy : The highest court, film of a criminal (Final verdict, higher court) /
First work (72 min.): A student shot a woman and her guest. The director and the killer try to understand the motivation behind the tragedy. During twenty painful months alone on death row, the killer discovers he is no longer the person he once was. 2nd work (21 min.): The director tried to capture...
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| Format: | Video VHS |
| Language: | Russian |
| Language Notes: | In Russian with English subtitles. |
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Oakland, CA :
Video Project,
1989.
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| Series: | Glasnost film festival ;
video 11. |
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| Summary: | First work (72 min.): A student shot a woman and her guest. The director and the killer try to understand the motivation behind the tragedy. During twenty painful months alone on death row, the killer discovers he is no longer the person he once was. 2nd work (21 min.): The director tried to capture the spirit of a crowd. Because he placed the camera at the right place at the right time, he has been showered with great praise as an "underground" artist. |
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| Item Description: | "A project of Citizen Exchange Council (New York) in association with the American-Soviet Film Initiative (Moscow)." Originally produced as documentary films in the USSR in 1987. "Part 11 of a 12 videotape collection representing the first Soviet documentaries released in the 'glasnost era.'" Running times on container: 66 min. and 17 min., 30 sec. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videocassette (93 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 1/2 in. |
| Format: | VHS. |