| | Commissar DVD
Black & White; Closed Captioned; English Subtitles; Special Edition Against the backdrop of the Russian Civil War, a female Commissar, realizing she is pregnant, is forced to live with a Jewish family. During her pregnancy she is exposed to cultures different than her own and, in the end, she must make up her mind whether to stay with baby, or stay in the Army. During the Russian Civil War a tough Red Army commander's military career is disrupted by an unwanted pregnancy. Forced to stay with a poor Jewish family until her child is born, she comes face to face with the realities of different cultures and becomes transformed by the warmth and compassion of her hosts. Winner of the Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival; also won the International Critics Prize for Best Film.
"Commissar" was banned by the Soviet government for almost 21 years.
Copyright 1988, Mosfilm. Commissar Reviews: "...A masterpiece of montage, yielding itself with absolutely stunning clarity in a visual grammar worthy of Eisenstein and Dovzhenko..."
-- Harlan Jacobson, Film Comment "...It is amazing how much emotion and experience COMMISSAR is able to express between its central symbols of life and death..."
-- Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times "Askoldov is as comfortable with large-scale set pieces as with intimate tęte-a-tętes..."-- Michael Brooke, Sight and Sound
This is the only Rolan Bykov video. Stars also making their debut in this video: Nonna Mordyukova, Raisa Nedashkovskaya, Aleksandr Askoldov. Commissar | List Price | $29.95 (You save $5.46) | | Studio | Kino on Video | | Orig Year | 1967 | | All Time Sales Rank |  74469  | | CD Universe Part number | 7360653 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Mar 06, 2007 | | Rating | Not Rated | | Also Known As | Kommissar | | Running Time | 205 Minutes | | Movie Details | B&W |
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Commissar DVD Keep Case
Full Frame -
1.33
Widescreen - 2.35
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - Russian, English, French
DTS (unspecified) - Russian
Mono - Russian
Subtitles - Russian, English, French, German, Spanish and Italian - Optional
Additional Release Material:
Bonus Footage: "A Film Press Announcement"
Featurette: Director Aleksandr Askoldov and the Controversy over kOMMISSAR
Interviews:
1. Archival Interviews
2. Raisa Nedashkovskaya - Star
Text/Photo Galleries:
Filmographies: Cast/Crew
Stills/Photos (3)
Additional Text:
1. Documents
2. Letters
Biographies:
1. Vasily Grossman - Source Writer
2. Aleksandr Askoldov - Director
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