Ballad of a Soldier (Ballada o Soldate (Баллада о солдате)) (1959)

The Return of the Film Diary (2024) (40 movies items)

"13.11. Strangely enough, I didn't actually watch this movie. I had a dream where I watched it. It was so accurate and vivid that I think it counts. "

Film Diary 2023 (74 movies items)

"13.10. My god how beautiful this film is, still the most beautiful ever in my opinion. This is a legit classic. "

Watched in '23 (58 movies items)

"20.1.2023 Aivan saatanan tiukka, järkyttävän liikuttava ja kaunis, maineensa ansainnut sotadraama. Tarina on yksinkertainen: liekköhän edes kahtakymmmentä täyttänyt Aliosha-niminen sälli tuhoaa puolivahingossa muutaman saksalaisen tankin toisessa maailmansodassa ja saa tästä palkinnokseen viikon mittaisen loman, jotta voisi käydä korjaamassa kotitalonsa vuotavan katon ja morjenstaa samalla rakasta äitimuoriaan. Matka rintamalta kotiin ja takaisin on kuitenkin sodasta johtuvien hid"

Terrible Taste (118 movies items)

" I'm a sucker for brave young man, tossed in by the demands of their nation. How eager they are to serve their country though these wars we fight are completely meaningless. A capable soldier is always handsome. He always gets the girl, even if this one might be a chance meeting. I can't remember where I read it but author talked about this urge/need to procreate being faced with death. This tension of attraction and fear is captured perfectly in this film. I'm happy. "

Movies Watched in 2021 (153 movies items)

"January 13th Directed by: Grigori Chukhrai I love these stories of humanity in wartime. At the beginning I thought this movie was just going to be a straightforward war story with the typical incredible visuals you expect in Russian films, but it becomes so much more. Our lead, seen as a dopey kid at the beginning and a responsible young man at the end is criminally kind, it almost feels like propaganda. Another funny trope you'll see here is the impossibly beautiful young girl who always conv"

Watched in 2018 (383 movies items)

"16.9.18 "

Films Watched in 2017 (225 movies items)

"12.8."