The Red and the White
(1967)
Directed by Miklos
Jancso this film stars an ensemble cast of Hungarian and Russian
actors. Communist Hungarian volunteers are caught up in the chaos of
the Russian civil war of 1919.
This is a really
surprising film that despite being commissioned to celebrate the 50th
anniversary of the revolution is actually a strongly anti war film
that pretty much condemns both sides. Both the direction and the plot
always keep us at arms length, never settling on a central character
with events often happening in the distance so much like in a real
war we are often uncertain of what is happening and to who. There are
some really nice uses of the camera and you have to say it is a bold
choice to make a film about the futility of war set during the
communist revolution behind the red curtain.
5/5
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