Tag Archives: 50’s

Ilya Muromets (1956)

Posted on January 21, 2017 at 11:01 am by Jeff Kuykendall

Russian director Aleksandr Ptushko’s Ilya Muromets (1956) is another of his fantasy epics, and rates highly among his considerable body of work for its inventive, nonstop special effects and the grand scope of its production. But, of course, it also … Continue reading →

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Sadko (1952)

Posted on January 14, 2017 at 10:09 am by Jeff Kuykendall

Aleksandr Ptushko’s Russian fairy tale spectacular Sadko (1952), recipient of the Silver Lion for Best Director at the Venice International Film Festival, has a purity of purpose, a grand vision, and a childlike innocence – this is the sort of … Continue reading →

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Sampo (1959)

Posted on January 6, 2017 at 9:51 pm by Jeff Kuykendall

Longtime readers of this website (are there such things?) may recall that I have reviewed several Soviet-made fairy tale films in the past. Well, hoist your shields, lift your swords to the air, and invoke the firebird, because we’re about to … Continue reading →

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