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Studio: Wolfe Video Release Date: 07/19/2005 Run time: 83 minutes Rating: Nr… More >>
Tags: Love, release date, run time, video release
Product Description
Studio: Wolfe Video Release Date: 07/19/2005 Run time: 83 minutes Rating: Nr… More >>
Tags: Love, release date, run time, video release
#1 by ThriftyMcLoose on May 8, 2010 - 8:49 am
Without the constraints of Hollywood, this is what a movie looks like: free, pure, beautiful.
Rating: 5 / 5
#2 by Albert Hernandez on May 8, 2010 - 9:16 am
I saw this film in South Beach the very day it opened, knowing in my heart that it was going to be an extremely sensitive, original and exquisite film (rather, work of art. Having grown up among Russians, Ukrainians, Czechs and Slovaks in Chicago, and having experienced the delights of Eastern Europe post-Berlin Wall,this movie reconfirmed for me what I have always known about Russian men in particular: they are just like us!!! Bi-curious, gay and confused!!! Want more? Check out “THE CREATION OF ADAM”!!! Can I give this a couple of extra stars???!!!??
Rating: 5 / 5
#3 by Jeffery Mingo on May 8, 2010 - 11:48 am
This film deals with a white Russian who has a white girlfriend but falls in love with a gay Asian Russian.
American viewers will be surprised by this view of Russia. This film has no dreary Iron Curtain imagery. This film presents Russia as any other European country, a place full of technology, consumerism, and people having full as their ultimate goal.
Unfortunately, this love triangle is unrealistic. The straight female is a TV anchorwoman and is very pretty. If any man cheated on a woman like this, whether he was gay, straight, or bisexual, she would leave him because she would have so many other options. Thus, I think this may be a bisexual man’s fantasy more than something that could happen in real life. I just can’t see a person being able to have their cake and eat it too as it happens in this movie.
I’ve always heard that Russia has people of color, but this is the first time I’ve seen that on the screen. It was fascinating to see Asians who are Russian citizens. The dynamic between the whites and the Asians here didn’t seem as antagonistic as movies portray the relationship between white and black Americans. This film suggests that difference arise not due to race, but to class and urbanity. For those who take the bell hooks approach, they may be frustrated that the most homophobic characters are straights of color. This film also had gay men of color of other ethnic backgrounds as well.
This was not a superior film. But since I have never seen a gay film from Russia, it was a novel and enjoyable experience.
Rating: 3 / 5
#4 by M. Kline on May 8, 2010 - 12:22 pm
The movie is very unique- based around a love triangle in Russia. Actually well acted, good story, glad I saw it. If the lead character had been a little more attractive, I would have given it 5 stars. He’s borderline, and the two people in love with him are gorgeous, which stretches credibility. Be sure & watch the deleted scenes, best part of the movie. They were taken out because of nudity.
Rating: 4 / 5
#5 by Andriy Yesypenko on May 8, 2010 - 1:58 pm
It is indeed surprising that the movie was shot by Russians given the subject. I would not call the movie a masterpiece but it is a cute love story if a little unbelievable. If you are looking for a casual Saturday night dinner movie then go for it, if you want a movie with deep meaning and substance then look for something else…
Rating: 4 / 5