I feel this film was excellent in parts and at others got the tone badly wrong. the first section was almost relentless in the sorrow it presented and this sort of overwhelmed me at the time. the performances were excellent and some of the framing was masterly. the need for songs every five seconds also seemed a bit too contrived. compared to a similar format of autobiography in Tarkovsky, it lacks somewhat.
I keep missing this when they show it on IFC. Anyone know where it can be downloaded or purchased?
http://www.youtube.com/user/StalinistRevolt1945#p/c/A98A7E0240C39F90/0/FXPsKuUcUpE