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They Were Actors - The plot of the film is based on real events of the Great Patriotic War. The story is based on the life of the real actress Aleksandra Feregonna (played by Zinaida Kirienko). "They didn't have to break into the cities, Forcing river rifts. When the general trouble came, The actors died as soldiers ... ” When the fascists occupied the Crimea, the actors of the Simferopol Drama Theater (headed by Feregonna) entered the Falcon underground group. The activities of the underground workers were diverse: they pasted leaflets with the information of the Soviet Information Bureau, made maps indicating the strategic objects of the enemy, supplied the partisans with medicines, etc. But not all people fought against the Germans in the occupied territory equally dignified. Many did come into confrontation with the enemy, but there were also those who went into the service of the invaders and became a traitor. Among them are Kablukova, Solodchy, and Fricke. On April 10, 1944, 3 days before the liberation of Simferopol, the underground workers died from the bullets of their enemies - they were shot on the outskirts of the city. And on April 14 they were buried with military honors. After many years, the deserving punishment overtook the traitors - they were tried by a military tribunal. This film includes a beautiful rendition of "Lili Marleen" performed by Zinaida Kirienko to the Germans that is used to contrast with her underground activities. My favorite scene.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/guillermo-del-toro-talks-pinocchio-confirms-terrifed-remake-1165632 Marrakech: Guillermo del Toro Talks "Political" 'Pinocchio,' Confirms 'Terrifed' Remake “It's not a 'Pinocchio' for all the family,” said the Oscar winner of moving the tale to 1930s Italy. Guillermo del Toro said his upcoming Pinocchioproject for Netflix will be a political parable, and not the kid-friendly fare of the competing Disney remake. “It's not a Pinocchio for all the family,” he said of his story, set in 1930s Italy. So is it a political film? “Of course. Pinocchio during the rise of Mussolini, do the math. A puppet during the rise of fascism, yes, it is,” said the filmmaker.

Also coming on tonight 12/30 at 2 AM are two very good Ingmar Bergman films- Winter Light and the Silence. (Been a while since I've seen this one).

Das Klinget so schone.....

I know you're joking but I genuinely enjoy Waltzes from Vienna. North by Northwest is probably my favorite Hitchcock though.

Robert Kerman was also in the wonderful classic Debbie Does Dallas too.

I saw it too. My thoughts of it are similar to my thoughts on Akerman's Jeanne Dielman. I understand the message behind the film but it's just so damn boring. Even a story as mundane as this could have been extremely moving but there is no emotion or feeling here. I did like the scene where the boyfriend learns she's pregnant at the theater and then bails on her. Probably the most emotional part of the film. If only more of the film was like that instead of characters staring off into space or odd attempts at comedy and sight gags that just fall flat. Despite my dislike of it, I expect this one to get a few awards though.

From the foreign editions- They Don't Wear Black Tie, Leon Hirszman, Brazilian edition Pixote, Hector Babenco, Brazilian edition Tree of Knowledge, Nils Malmros, Danish edition Quest For Fire, Jean-Jacques Annaud, French edition Love Wanders in the Night, Frieda Liappa, Greek edition A Foolish Love, Giorgos Panousopoulos, Greek edition To ergostasio, Tasos Psarras, Greek edition Mephisto, Istvan Szabo, Hungarian edition Een vlucht regenwulpen, Ate de Jong, Dutch edition

My top FF films of 1981... 1. They Were Actors, Georgi Natanson, USSR 2. Das Boot, Wolfgang Petersen, West Germany 3. Cannibal Ferox, Umberto Lenzi, Italy 4. Man of Iron, Andrzej Wajda, Poland 5. Mephisto, Istvan Szabo, Hungary 6. To the Stars by Hard Ways, Richard Viktorov, Nikolay Viktorov, USSR 7. Quest For Fire, Jean-Jacques Annaud, Canada

My personal choice would be Jaws too. I love that one.

Palillo, Ron

Broderick Crawford was in Seven Sinners with John Wayne

Thread who? Never heard of 'im.

Khabenskiy, Konstantin

DeMoss, Darcy

Eleanor Parker was in the Sound of Music with Julie Andrews

I'm a big MacDonald fan but I don't think I've seen this one yet. Either way, I agree that calling it the "final" is really presumptuous . Though I'd guess that due to the operetta style repertoire of MacDonald that it won't get another version any time soon.

Blumenfeld, Alan

Che (Parts 1 and 2) Next: Switzerland

It's a bit obscure so I don't expect to see it but I think the Russian musical Carnival Night would make a good TCM Import for this time of year. It's set at New Year's. Song: 5 minutes (till New Years!)

Gay Parisienne from Desert Song Next: Nelson Eddy song

Amarcord

I've mentioned it before but I prefer when they show the exploitation films and the gory ones with murders. I'd like to see more stuff from Tinto Brass and cannibal movies. I don't care for the music movies or the comedies or the other movies like those.

Horse, Michael