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Beginning of an Unknown Era
Beginning of an Unknown Era
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BEGINNING OF AN UNKNOWN ERA

Начало неведомого века | Nachalo nevedomogo veka

Directed by Larisa Shepitko, Andrey Smirnov
Soviet Union, 1967
Drama

Synopsis

Two-part film: Andrei Smirnov’s Angel takes place in the post-revolution chaos, where a train full of refugees is captured by bandits; Larisa Shepitko’s Homeland of Electricity is about a naive young mechanic sent to a remote village to bring it electricity. Banned in the USSR for twenty years.

Synopsis

Two-part film: Andrei Smirnov’s Angel takes place in the post-revolution chaos, where a train full of refugees is captured by bandits; Larisa Shepitko’s Homeland of Electricity is about a naive young mechanic sent to a remote village to bring it electricity. Banned in the USSR for twenty years.