Komissar /
Комиссар /
A dedicated soldier of the newly-formed Soviet army becomes pregnant has to make a choice between becoming a mother and the needs of the Revolution. Set against the Russian Civil War, Klavdia Vavilova has a reputation in her unit as a selfless fighter, but her unexpected situation not only forces he...
| Uniform Title: | Komissar (Motion picture) |
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| Other Authors: | , , , , , , , , |
| Format: | Video |
| Language: | Russian |
| Language Notes: | In Russian with English subtitles. |
| Published: |
Moscow, Russia :
Ruscico,
1967.
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| Series: | Academic Video Online
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| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | A dedicated soldier of the newly-formed Soviet army becomes pregnant has to make a choice between becoming a mother and the needs of the Revolution. Set against the Russian Civil War, Klavdia Vavilova has a reputation in her unit as a selfless fighter, but her unexpected situation not only forces her to temporarily leave her comrades, her commanders have placed her in the household of a family of Ukrainian Jews. As the humanity and suffering of those living outside the party apparatus becomes apparent, Vavilova's emotions grow increasingly conflicted. Her tenuous situation turns dire when her unit returns for her and she is confronted with a final chance to show her loyalty to the cause. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (1 video file (104 min.)) : sound, black and white |
| Playing Time: | 01:43:51 |
| Awards: | Special jury prize, the "Silver Bear," at the 1988 West Berlin International Film Festival. |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography, V. Ginzburg ; editors, V. Isaeva, N. Loginova, S. Li͡ashinskai͡a ; composer, A. Shnitke. |