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Beloe solntse pustyni (1970)
Unforgettable
The White Sun of The Desert is by far one of the best movies that USSR had to offer. Sukhov travels throughout the Russian Asia as a red army officer and is very experienced at that ,as the tag-line "East is quite a place" suggest. I tend to think of him as a Russian Indiana Jones with a big heart ,he is loyal to Ekaterina Matveevna ,his wife which is back at Russia ,who patiently awaits his return. Sukhovs thoughts are portrayed as letters ,and are narrated by the actor himself ,which really keeps the movie going along at a smooth rate.This movie is quite realistic in terms of peoples reactions and the situations which arise when the bad guys attack ,namely Abdullah ,and has some cold hearted violence to boot.As a result ,I cannot say this movie has a happy end as such ,but this is what I think would have happened in real-life. The cast of course performs very well ,and is totally believable.Both Sukhov and his quotes are always remembered and used throughout everyday Russian language.
The movie is filled with dramatic moments ,some good action scenes and great humour.The soundtrack will most likely appeal more to the Russian audience or those who speak fluent Russian. I think the western audience will have no problem understanding this film ,unlike some other USSR efforts such as Kin-Dza-Dza and others where Russian background is almost required. If you have never seen a Russian film before ,this is the one to watch !