At Home Among Strangers, Stranger at Home

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walter m During the Russian Civil War, the League of Nations cuts off credit to the Reds which means they have to pay for food in cold hard gold. So local party leaders hatch a plan to get their gold through bandit territory, choosing Shilov(Yuri Bogatyryov) for the perilous duty. So much so, he is found dead before he even has a chance to depart. Even then, they decide to go ahead with the plan. Except their plan is not as fiendishly cunning as they thought it was as the Whites steal the gold which is then promptly stolen by Brylov(Nikita Mikhalkov, who also co-wrote and directed), a bandit leader, who is not even aware of what he now has. "At Home Among Strangers, Stranger at Home" is a movie as awkwardly put together as its title is cumbersome, beginning with a prolonged musical opening before continuing with its story as viewed through constantly changing film stock. It is a shame because there is an entertaining movie lying beneath the almost incomprehensible surface and the overly complicated plot. And having seen other Soviet movies of this same era, none of them have the technical problems like this movie's. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member A Russian spaghetti western...and you thought you'd seen everything! Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Real friends movie )) Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review Audience Member [img]http://www.jurassicdvd.com/catalog/images/athomeamongstrangers.jpg[/img] This Russian movie was interesting, but very confusing at the beginning ( i was watching the screen and i couldn't realize who was who, and on what side, because the characters names were impossible to remember and some of the actors looked very alike). But the movie had a very good ending, and offered an interesting point of view about the situation in Russia during the Civil War between the Reds and the Whites. I also loved the way Shilov had the flashbacks. Maybe i would enjoy this movie more after a rewatch. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review Audience Member A good attempt to make somewhat as a new genre, called "eastern", but a bit too odd to be really enjoyable. The character of Mikhalkov is, probably, the best thing this film has. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Audience Member Although thoroughly imperfect, one doesn't seem to mind its errors: the viewer effortlessly watches the movie as it should have been, and not as it is. Any fan of spaghetti westerns will be delightfully surprised to find a beautiful facsimile from behind the iron curtain. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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