Ballad of a Soldier.
Russian soldier Alyosha Skvortsov is granted a visit with his mother after he single-handedly fends off two enemy tanks. As he journeys home, Alyosha encounters the devastation of his war-torn country, witnesses glimmers of hope among the people, and falls in love. With its poetic visual imagery, Gr...
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| Online Access: | A Kanopy streaming video |
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| Other Authors: | , , , |
| Format: | Video |
| Language: | Russian |
| Published: | The Criterion Collection, 1959. [San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2021. |
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| Summary: | Russian soldier Alyosha Skvortsov is granted a visit with his mother after he single-handedly fends off two enemy tanks. As he journeys home, Alyosha encounters the devastation of his war-torn country, witnesses glimmers of hope among the people, and falls in love. With its poetic visual imagery, Grigori Chukhrai's BALLAD OF A SOLDIER is an unconventional meditation on the effects of war, and a milestone in Russian cinema. |
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| Item Description: | Title from title frames. Film In Process Record. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (streaming video file) (88 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound |
| Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Access: | Access limited to authorized users. |