Burnt by the Sun: Russian film on Stalin's Purges and WWII

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CrackSmokeRepublican

May 06, 2011, 08:57:40 PM
Burnt by the Sun (Russian: Утомлённые солнцем, translit. Utomlyonnye solntsem, literally "Tired by the sun") is a 1994 film by Russian director and actor Nikita Mikhalkov. The film depicts the effect of Joseph Stalin's Great Purge on a senior Red Army officer and his family. Like a tragedy by Sophocles, Burnt by the Sun takes place over the course of one day.

The film received the Grand Prize at the 1994 Cannes Film Festival[1] and the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, among many other honours.

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After the Revolution of 1905, the Czar had prudently prepared for further outbreaks by transferring some $400 million in cash to the New York banks, Chase, National City, Guaranty Trust, J.P.Morgan Co., and Hanover Trust. In 1914, these same banks bought the controlling number of shares in the newly organized Federal Reserve Bank of New York, paying for the stock with the Czar\'s sequestered funds. In November 1917,  Red Guards drove a truck to the Imperial Bank and removed the Romanoff gold and jewels. The gold was later shipped directly to Kuhn, Loeb Co. in New York.-- Curse of Canaan

Christopher Marlowe

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May 06, 2011, 11:50:20 PM
A sequel, huh?  The first one was really good.
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CrackSmokeRepublican

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May 07, 2011, 04:29:47 PM
Quote from: "Christopher Marlowe"A sequel, huh?  The first one was really good.


Yeah C.M., apparently the sequel was a huge flop:


QuoteReception

The film received mostly negative reviews from both Russian and western critics. It was panned for historical inaccuracies, retconning, bad acting and other failures.[1][2]

Burnt by the Sun 2: Prestanding had the highest-ever budget for a Russian film ($55 million) but made a very poor box-office showing, despite heavy promotion that included a premiere inside the Moscow Kremlin.[3]

The film was screened at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival[4] and was even allowed to compete for awards, even though it had premiered before the festival. At Cannes it received a standing ovation,[5] but no awards.



QuoteRetroactive continuity (often shortened to retcon[1]) refers to the alteration of previously established facts in a literary work.[2] Retcons may be carried out for a variety of reasons, such as to accommodate sequels or further derivative works in the same series, to reintroduce popular characters, to resolve chronological issues, to reboot a familiar series for modern audiences, or to simplify an excessively complex continuity structure.

Retcons are common in pulp fiction, especially comic books published by long-established houses such as DC, Marvel and leading manga publishers. The long history of popular titles and the plurality of writers who contribute stories can often create situations that demand clarification or revision of exposition. Retcons appear as well in soap operas, serial drama, movie sequels, professional wrestling, video games, radio series, and other kinds of serial fiction.
After the Revolution of 1905, the Czar had prudently prepared for further outbreaks by transferring some $400 million in cash to the New York banks, Chase, National City, Guaranty Trust, J.P.Morgan Co., and Hanover Trust. In 1914, these same banks bought the controlling number of shares in the newly organized Federal Reserve Bank of New York, paying for the stock with the Czar\'s sequestered funds. In November 1917,  Red Guards drove a truck to the Imperial Bank and removed the Romanoff gold and jewels. The gold was later shipped directly to Kuhn, Loeb Co. in New York.-- Curse of Canaan
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