There isn't a great deal to the Russian 'classic' "By the Bluest of
Seas" other than its remarkable use its location around the Caspian Sea
and yet its reputation is extremely high. Unlike the propaganda films of
Eisenstein and Dovzhendo, this is a simple love story and a tale of
friendship that owes more to Hollywood than to early Russian cinema. Two
sailors are washed up on an island where they both fall for the same
girl, thus testing their friendship. It's a very simple-minded picture,
luminously photographed by Mikhail Kirillov, charming enough but hardly
worth the critical plaudits that have been heaped on it.
Friday 21 September 2018
BY THE BLUEST OF SEAS **
There isn't a great deal to the Russian 'classic' "By the Bluest of
Seas" other than its remarkable use its location around the Caspian Sea
and yet its reputation is extremely high. Unlike the propaganda films of
Eisenstein and Dovzhendo, this is a simple love story and a tale of
friendship that owes more to Hollywood than to early Russian cinema. Two
sailors are washed up on an island where they both fall for the same
girl, thus testing their friendship. It's a very simple-minded picture,
luminously photographed by Mikhail Kirillov, charming enough but hardly
worth the critical plaudits that have been heaped on it.
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