| Brief Description: | One of the most original of films, a haunting work about the absurdity
and evil of war. Set in Central Russia during the Civil War of 1918,
the story details the constant shifting of power between the White
guards and the Red soldiers, first at an abandoned monastery, and
later, at a field hospital. Using the wide-screen technique consisting
of very long takes and a ceaselessly tracking camera movement, Miklos
Jancso has fashioned a brilliant visual style which is truly unique in
the history of cinema. Hungarian with English subtitles. |
