Comedy · Soviet Union · 1990 · 24m

Comrade Chkalov Crosses the North Pole

Переход товарища Чкалова через Северный полюс

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Director
Maxim Pezhemsky
Cast
Aleksandr Zavyalov as Чкалов Semyon Furman as вождь Viktor Bychkov as пилот Vladimir Baranov as бортмеханик
Crew
Valery Mironov — Director of Photography Tamara Denisova — Editor Maxim Pezhemsky — Writer
Synopsis

A satiric comedy which dissects the iconography of the 'Soviet Hero'. Original footage of a propaganda film from 1941 is the starting point for this parody of the ideological cliches of Soviet cinema. It follows the story of a Russian crew across the North Pole.

Mood & Themes
satiresoviet realismshort film
Key Collaborators
Maxim Pezhemsky Director Valery Mironov Director of Photography Tamara Denisova Editor Maxim Pezhemsky Writer
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