Russia
An extraordinary film. Possible the peak film of the Russian renaissance usually epitomized by The Cranes Are Flying.
A surveying crew seeking diamonds in the Siberian interior is dropped into the wild, they encounter harsh conditions, brutally hard work and each other. The lone female becomes a focus for conflict between two of the men but that becomes only one of the group's problems.
Stunning camera work, astonishing sequences...has there ever been a fire-in-the-forest scene that equals the one here? Incredible excess...in the best way imaginable. This film made my jaw drop...several times.
The only flaw I saw was the slide into melodrama at times...after all, this is a Russian film...but it was easy to overlook the occasional excess and thoroughly enjoy the spectacle. One of the great works of world cinema.
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