5.8Beginning of an Unknown Era · 1967
Beginning of an Unknown Era (1967) is a War / Drama film directed by Larisa Shepitko, starring Leonid Kulagin, Sergei Volf, Nikolai Gubenko.
WarDrama
5.8Overview
Two young directors adapted the short stories of two Russian authors whose works had been banned for decades, and so their film ended up in the censor’s vault as well – for twenty years. Both tales look back to the post-revolutionary era: 'Angel' (Olesha) speaks tragically of the brutality and destruction of the time, and 'The Homeland of Electricity' (Platonov) captures its haunting grotesquery.
Cast
Leonid Kulagin, Sergei Volf, Nikolai Gubenko, Georgi Burkov, Igor Klass, Yevgeni Goryunov, Sergei Gorbatyuk, Ivan Turchenkov
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What is "Beginning of an Unknown Era" about?
Two young directors adapted the short stories of two Russian authors whose works had been banned for decades, and so their film ended up in the censor’s vault as well – for twenty years. Both tales look back to the post-revolutionary era: 'Angel' (Olesha) speaks tragically of the brutality and destruction of the time, and 'The Homeland of Electricity' (Platonov) captures its haunting grotesquery.
When was "Beginning of an Unknown Era" released?
Beginning of an Unknown Era was released in 1967.
Who stars in "Beginning of an Unknown Era"?
The cast includes Leonid Kulagin, Sergei Volf, Nikolai Gubenko, Georgi Burkov.
