Movies about Communism and/or Cold War

[gabspss Joined: Sep 10th, 2018 Topics: 146 Posts: 2130 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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[FairWeatherAffair Joined: May 11th, 2018 Topics: 4 Posts: 489 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: 3 Posts: 202 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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[FilmRoyalty Joined: Oct 5th, 2011 Topics: 63 Posts: 2655 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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[The Girls' Room Joined: Jun 20th, 2018 Topics: 0 Posts: 1181 View Predictions]

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Shoutout to my fellow comrades

watch I May Destroy You

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[wolfali Joined: Sep 4th, 2018 Topics: 215 Posts: 32901 View Predictions]

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

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"The Good Fight", "The Other Two" and "Station Eleven" in all categories, Sarah Lancashire ("Julia"), William Jackson Harper ("Love Life") and Luke Kirby ("The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel")

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[Elazul Joined: Sep 2nd, 2017 Topics: 1 Posts: 306 View Predictions]

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I’ve seen Gorky Park recently and I wholeheartedly recommed it, very underrated!

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[Vicki Leekx Joined: Aug 3rd, 2019 Topics: 2 Posts: 1331 View Predictions]

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The Unbearable Lightness of Being is one I’d recommend tentatively, mainly for the performances of Olin and Binoche.

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Swinton, Weerasethakul Memoria, (Best Actress, Director)
Efira, Rampling, Wilson Benedetta (Best Actress, Supporting Actress/Actor)
Rapace Lamb (Best Actress)
Stewart, Hawkins, Spall Spencer (Best Actress, Supporting Actress/Actor)

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[vinny Joined: May 20th, 2011 Topics: 21 Posts: 20142 View Predictions]

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the one with julie andrews and paul newman. Name escapes me

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[Vicki Leekx Joined: Aug 3rd, 2019 Topics: 2 Posts: 1331 View Predictions]

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vinny wrote:

the one with julie andrews and paul newman. Name escapes me

Ah, Torn Curtain! An underrated Hitchcock I’d say…if anything, it’s worth watching for Lila Kedrova’s heartbreaking performance, it’s a shame she wasn’t at least Oscar nominated!

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Swinton, Weerasethakul Memoria, (Best Actress, Director)
Efira, Rampling, Wilson Benedetta (Best Actress, Supporting Actress/Actor)
Rapace Lamb (Best Actress)
Stewart, Hawkins, Spall Spencer (Best Actress, Supporting Actress/Actor)

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[String Cheese Theory Joined: Aug 16th, 2020 Topics: 8 Posts: 1616 View Predictions]

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The Lives of Others is one of my favourite movies.

There is also an Australian comedy (1996) about Stalin and communism in Australia called Children of the Revolution (has lots of famous Aussie actors in it – Geoffrey Rush, Judy Davis, Sam Neill).

Dr. Strangelove obvi. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.

On the topic, the Wind of Change podcast about the end-of-Cold-War Scorpions song and the CIA’s role in Cold War cultural psyops is absofuckinglutely brilliant and is apparently being made into a TV show. In part, deals with CIA influence in Hollywood, and vice versa.

Bill Hader and Barry in everything (2 babka)
The Great - Elle Fanning, Nicholas Hoult and comedy writing and directing

Severance in drama series, writing, Adam Scott for best actor, Ben Stiller for drama directing, and the whole cast in supporting.

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[LLLhawks Joined: Dec 28th, 2018 Topics: 7 Posts: 612 View Predictions]

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East/West and Good Bye, Lenin are two of my favorite movies about this.

I just love movies. And awards.

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[vinny Joined: May 20th, 2011 Topics: 21 Posts: 20142 View Predictions]

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Vicki Leekx wrote:

Ah, Torn Curtain! An underrated Hitchcock I’d say…if anything, it’s worth watching for Lila Kedrova’s heartbreaking performance, it’s a shame she wasn’t at least Oscar nominated!

Yes thats the name! I haven seen it in forever.

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[Chitanda170 Joined: Apr 1st, 2020 Topics: 0 Posts: 1064 View Predictions]

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The Majestic with Jim Carrey

The Aviator with Dicaprio

 

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