
2008titlefromRussianexperimentaldirectorSergeiLoznitsa,whocreateshisfilmsentirelyfromfoundfootage,oldSovietpropagandafilms,etc.Ifyou'veseenhisBLOCKADE,you'llknowwhattoexpect.Thisisevenbetter.<br/> FromIndiewire:"Withscenestakenfromthelengthandbreadthofthe“SovietMotherland,”"Revue"illustratesindustryandagriculture,politicallife,popularculture,andtechnology.Thefilm’sfascinatingflowofdisparatescenesrepresentingtypicalSovietlifeoftheperiodis,seenfromtoday’sperspective,alternatelypoignant,funny,andtragic.Thearchivalexcerptsrevealalifeofhardship,deprivationandseeminglyabsurdsocialrituals,butonealwaysinspiredbythevision,orillusion,ofacommunistfuture.Seenfromthesedualhistoricalandcontemporaryperspectives,"Revue"isbothanostalgicandinstructivelookbackatacommunistpastthatrepresentssocialengineeringonagrand,andfrightening,scale."
