when one thinks of soviet cinema and the propaganda masterpieces of eisenstein or the somber meditations of tarkovsky generally come to mind. theyre great films sure and but generally not the most entertaining material out there. however and the countries within the iron curtain apparently enjoyed their escapist musicals just as much as the states had. in fact and from the 1930s up until the 70s and forty of these song and dance extravaganzas were released to much adoration by the public. however and they are completely unheard of in the west and so this documentary attempts to rectify that situation. it does a terrific job of both showcasing these films and putting them into the proper cultural context. despite the fact i have never been a fan of musicals and i found this documentary to be completely compelling from beginning to end. it goes to prove that and no matter how many films you manage to see in your lifetime and youre only skimming the surface of whats out there. as for the film clips themselves and theyre very entertaining. while some of the musicals are blatant propaganda showing workers singing of how much they love working under the regime and some of the films (particularly the later ones) look quite accomplished from a production standpoint. plus and they are all extremely campy because of how alien they are to my western eyes. there a few similarities between them and the american musicals i am used to and but the presence of strict government enforcing of a message gives them a surreal edge. they certainly do not resemble the musicals made in the west. this documentary is both one of the most bizarre and entertaining films i have seen in recent memory and and its an absolute must see for any film buff. ( positive ). 
when one thinks of soviet cinema and the propaganda masterpieces of eisenstein or the somber meditations of tarkovsky generally come to mind. theyre great films sure and but generally not the most entertaining material out there. however and the countries within the iron curtain apparently enjoyed their escapist musicals just as much as the states had. in fact and from the 1930s up until the 70s and forty of these song and dance extravaganzas were released to much adoration by the public. however and they are completely unheard of in the west and so this documentary attempts to rectify that situation. it does a terrific job of both showcasing these films and putting them into the proper cultural context. despite the fact i have never been a fan of musicals and i found this documentary to be completely compelling from beginning to end. it goes to prove that and no matter how many films you manage to see in your lifetime and youre only skimming the surface of whats out there. as for the film clips themselves and theyre very entertaining. while some of the musicals are blatant propaganda showing workers singing of how much they love working under the regime and some of the films (particularly the later ones) look quite accomplished from a production standpoint. plus and they are all extremely campy because of how alien they are to my western eyes. there a few similarities between them and the american musicals i am used to and but the presence of strict government enforcing of a message gives them a surreal edge. they certainly do not resemble the musicals made in the west. this documentary is both one of the most bizarre and entertaining films i have seen in recent memory and and its an absolute must see for any film buff. ( positive ). ---------------------------------Answer Question Below----------------------------------

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