Movies about Communism and/or Cold War

[gabspss Joined: Sep 10th, 2018 Topics: 91 Posts: 1335 View Predictions]

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I have just watched Reds (1981) and I’m lowkey insterested in watching more films with the same subject theme. Does anyone have recommendations?

I personally recommend the one I’ve watched (Reds), especially if you’re interested in The Russian Revolution. It was up to the 12 Academy Awards winning three: Director, Actress in a Supporting Role and Cinematography.

It's about the chaotic editing in Moulin Rouge!

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[mateil Joined: Aug 23rd, 2017 Topics: 5 Posts: 80 View Predictions]

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any Romanian film that isn’t new wave + 4 months, 3 weeks, 2 days
Cold War
Dr. Strangelove
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
The Lives of Others
The Death of Stalin

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[FairWeatherAffair Joined: May 11th, 2018 Topics: 6 Posts: 937 View Predictions]

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If anybody is interested in communism in film, isn’t drowning in Western propaganda, and willing to engage with pro-communism ideas, Sergei Eisenstein is of course your best bet as a start. Not only did he compose some of the most beautiful pieces of all time, but he was an experimenter and innovator of the highest calibre.

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[Marco11 Joined: Nov 29th, 2014 Topics: 25 Posts: 6611 View Predictions]

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A definitely bad place to start, instead, but a great place to end is Chris Marker’s extraordinary documentary Le fond de l’air est rouge. It’s not exclusively on communism, but it presents a Marxist point of view on some of the most important turning points of the past century, such as what happened in France (and elsewhere) in ’68. Marx’ ideas are still central to understand the world we currently live in, even if you decide to adopt a neoliberal position on things.

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[ENGLAND Joined: Oct 5th, 2011 Topics: 123 Posts: 3799 View Predictions]

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I know it’s tv, but The Americans made me more interested in stories connected to this very topic.

Also, possibly writing too!

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[CateNicole Joined: Jun 20th, 2018 Topics: 0 Posts: 1703 View Predictions]

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Shoutout to my fellow comrades

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[wolfali Joined: Sep 4th, 2018 Topics: 257 Posts: 16278 View Predictions]

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Reds is the only mainstream one that doesn’t feel propagandistic.

FYC OSCARS : PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN IN ALL CATEGORIES (ESP. ACTRESS – Carey Mulligan AND ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY — EMERALD FENNELL), VANESSA KIRBY FOR "PIECES OF A WOMAN", ESSIE DAVIS FOR "BABYTEETH"

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