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Banned for over 20 years by the Russian
authorities for its controversial stance on
anti-Semitism and women’s rights, THE
COMMISSAR was finally screened at the
Berlin Film Festival in 1988, where it won
the Silver Bear and met with international
acclaim.
Set in 1920 during the Russian Civil War,
the film follows the story of Clavdia Vav-
ilova, a female Commissar from the Red
Army who is sent to stay with a poor
Jewish family in the final stages of her
pregnancy. |
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The initial hostility and resentment of both parties begins to mellow as they gradually discover
that they have more in common than either realised. But following the birth of a son, Clavdia is
faced with leaving her newborn behind and returning to the grave realities of war.
Now recognised as a classic of Russian cinema, ‘The Commissar’ is presented in a digitally
restored version, together with a fascinating array of extra features that tell the story of the
film’s troubled journey to the screen. |
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