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By The Bluest of Seas

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Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader One of the very best features of the neglected Russian filmmaker Boris Barnet. Sep 9, 2014 Full Review Patrick Friel Film Comment Magazine This is a film that positively hums with ebullience. Sep 9, 2014 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews A joyful musical comedy about the machinations of love and friendship. Rated: A Jan 24, 2015 Full Review Philip Kemp Total Film Barnet's gentle lyricism and reluctance to propagandise separate him from the tub-thumping mainstream of Soviet cinema, but make him all the more appealing. Sep 9, 2014 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member As this is a black and white film you have to accept the title for what it says, of course it represents more than just the colour of the water - this is an uplifting tale of discovery. The story itself is not overly interesting, but the style certainly is. At times this is a silent film, at other points it is a musical, all underpinning the romance which perhaps sadly has a too idealistic conclusion. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member A good attempt but struggles against the twin problems of technical limitations and Soviet dogma which was in full swing by the time this was made. Many regard it as a poetic masterpiece, but unlike his earlier films I think it conforms to the orthodoxy of socialist realism. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Boris Barnet