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East-West

starring: Linda Bassett, Sandrine Bonnaire, Catherine Deneuve, Tatyana Dogileva, Om Puri

: East-West
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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780767851398
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0767851390
Label: Sony Pictures
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Region Code: 99
Release Date: October 03, 2000
Running Time: 125 minutes
Sales Rank: 41898
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: 1999



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Like The Thief (1997), which was also nominated for a Best Foreign Language Film Oscar, Regis Wargnier's East-West is a turbulent romance set against the political backdrop of post-World War II Russia. But instead of a man, a woman, and a child, the story revolves around a man, a woman, a child--and another man.

Shortly after the war, Alexei (Oleg Menshikov), his wife, Marie (Sandrine Bonnaire), and their son travel to Russia from France to make a new life for themselves. But they quickly find that the situation in Alexei's homeland isn't quite as advertised and that they can't leave. Sacha (Sergie Bodrov Jr.) is a young athlete who lives in the same overcrowded apartment complex. Like Marie, he wants to escape, while Alexei decides to make the best out of an awful situation. Inevitably, Marie and Alexei grow apart as Sacha and Marie grow close, but one of these characters is harboring a secret that won't be revealed until the end. The film does double time as a thriller in that, at any time, any of these characters could be imprisoned or killed--including French actress Gabrielle (Catherine Deneuve, star of Wargnier's Oscar winning Indochine). She befriends Marie during a tour of Russia and offers to help her and Sacha make their getaway.

At its worst, East-West threatens to strain credibility, but Wargnier's assured direction and the sympathetic performances he elicits from his cast make for a believable and compelling drama. Although not an epic on the scale of Doctor Zhivago, Wargnier takes a more intimate approach to similar subject matter and, arguably, offers the superior bittersweet conclusion. --Kathy Fennessy



Customer Reviews
Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Is worth watching
It is a good but very hard to watch movie based on cruel historical events. I saw it many years ago ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Jam Up Movie
This is one of the very best foreign movies that I've ever seen. It is set in the Stalinist era. In ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - French Soviet Culture Clash
Est/Ouest is a wonderful collaboration about the cultural and political clash between the newly emerging ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Life in Stalin's Russia
This film in French and Russian language was made to show the story of the state of Russia shortly after ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - brilliant
In many ways, flawless. A rare gem. Not sure why it is not available for all regions in the USA.

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