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- 2000
- PG-13
- Sony Pictures Classics
- 2 h 1 m
- 2000
- PG-13
- Sony Pictures Classics
- 2 h 1 m
Summary In 1946, Stalin invites Russian expatriates to return to the motherland. A promise of open arms turns into a situation where many of them are shot or imprisoned. This film follows the story of a young family from France.
Directed By: Régis Wargnier
- 2000
- PG-13
- Sony Pictures Classics
- 2 h 1 m
- 2000
- PG-13
- Sony Pictures Classics
- 2 h 1 m
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Summary In 1946, Stalin invites Russian expatriates to return to the motherland. A promise of open arms turns into a situation where many of them are shot or imprisoned. This film follows the story of a young family from France.
Directed By: Régis Wargnier
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 27 Critic Reviews
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56% Positive
15 Reviews
15 Reviews
44% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 27 Critic Reviews
61
56% Positive
15 Reviews
15 Reviews
44% Mixed
12 Reviews
12 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
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A grand, old-fashioned movie of spies and Communist repression.
Has the sensibility of a Hollywood "woman's picture" of the '40s -- the weepie saga of a married woman trapped in an untenable situation.
One of the unique virtues of the cinema is its ability to bring history to life with engrossing detail and gripping immediacy; East-West does this.
Isn't always easy to sit through, but it repays patience. It's an honorable film, and it earns its undertow of poignancy derived from.
Wargnier has assembled a stellar French and Russian cast, but all that talent can't overcome his heavy-handed screenplay.
It is well-made in an old-fashioned way, and its straight-arrow lack of cynicism may be old- fashioned as well.
Director Regis Warginer ("Indochine") lets his film degenerate into a turgid melodrama.
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Production Company
UGC YM,
France 3 Cinéma,
NTV,
Gala Film,
Mate Producciones S.A.,
Canal+,
Sofica Sofinergie 5,
Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC),
Studio 1+1
Release Date Apr 7, 2000
Duration 2 h 1 m
Rating PG-13
Awards
Academy Awards, USA
• 1 Nomination
Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Nomination
César Awards, France
• 4 Nominations
