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A Tragedy of the Great War

1990 · 1h 22m · Not Rated Drama, Romance, War
Directed by Guy Maddin

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Overview

At the height of the October Revolution during the 1919 allied intervention in Arkhangelsk, the exploits of one-legged Canadian soldier Lt. John Boles are told, after he is taken in from the cold by a dysfunctional Russian family and mistakes a local woman for his presumed dead lover.

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88%
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Fresh

What comes across is a fascinating fetishist delirium, where memories of remote war movies get recycled into something that's alternately creepy and beautiful.

Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Fresh

Confused? No matter; so are the characters in this absurdist melodrama.

Geoff Andrew, Time Out
Fresh

From its flickering, inky cinematography to its wavering late 1920's-style sound track, to Veronkha's kohl-eyed vampish look, the movie is an expert parody of a period movie style.

Stephen Holden, New York Times

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