A slave of love
Streaming video - 2014
Hailed by the New York Times as "An unexpected masterpiece," A slave of love is a witty and haunting film about moviemaking from the acclaimed Russian director Nikita Mikhalkov (Burnt by the sun). Within the sun-drenched beauty of the Crimean summer, a Russian movie crew grapples with film shortages, Tsarist secret police scrutiny, and their own dysfunctional dynamic to churn out one more silent melodrama before the revolution in Moscow consumes the nation. While awaiting the arrival of her missing co-star husband, silent film diva Olga (a character inspired by tragic real-life screen siren Vera Kholodnaya), a star so luminous that dissidents risk arrest to see her latest film "Slave of love," becomes enmeshed in a roman...ce with handsome young cameraman Pototsky. But what begins as a casual dalliance becomes an awakening as Olga's lover reveals his true allegiance. Ultimately, their romance leads Olga to an unforgettable high-speed date with destiny that unites movie heroism with historic martyrdom.
- Subjects
- Genres
- Feature Films
- Published
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[San Francisco, California, USA] :
Kanopy Streaming
2014.
- Language
- Russian
- Corporate Author
- Corporate Author
- Other Authors
- Online Access
- A Kanopy streaming video
Cover Image - Item Description
- Title from title frames.
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 94 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
- Format
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Access
- AVAILABLE FOR USE ONLY BY IOWA CITY AND RESIDENTS OF THE CONTRACTING GOVERNMENTS OF JOHNSON COUNTY, UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, HILLS, AND LONE TREE (IA).