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      And Quiet Flows the Don

      1957 1h 47m Drama List
      Reviews 82% 100+ Ratings Audience Score Based on the novel by Mikhail Sholokhov, this sprawling epic chronicles the life of Grigori (Elina Bystritskaya), a Cossack who lives in the Don River valley during the early 20th century. When Grigori begins an affair with the married Aksiniya (Pyotr Glebov), a feud between two families begins, and it plays out during a particularly unstable time in Russian politics. As their romance blossoms, it is threatened by the outbreak of World War I and the Bolshevik Revolution. Read More Read Less

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      Jonas Mekas Village Voice Take the melodrama out, and you will have an amazingly fateful collection of vignettes of life in Russia at the beginning of the century. Jul 27, 2021 Full Review Clyde Gilmour Maclean's Magazine Some of the acting is almost operatic in its flamboyance but it suits the story. Nov 7, 2019 Full Review Phil Hall Film Threat Those who are fascinated with Soviet movies will have cause to break out the vodka and balalaikas. Rated: 3.5/5 Mar 28, 2007 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Audience Member I could not get into this one and gave up after one hour -- not too much plot and just a little too epic for me. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Audience Member Kolay mi oyle Rus klasiginin 5 saatlik Rus uyarlama klasigine yorum yazmak. Daha yarisindayim... Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Classic Soviet cinema. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis Based on the novel by Mikhail Sholokhov, this sprawling epic chronicles the life of Grigori (Elina Bystritskaya), a Cossack who lives in the Don River valley during the early 20th century. When Grigori begins an affair with the married Aksiniya (Pyotr Glebov), a feud between two families begins, and it plays out during a particularly unstable time in Russian politics. As their romance blossoms, it is threatened by the outbreak of World War I and the Bolshevik Revolution.
      Director
      Sergei Gerasimov
      Screenwriter
      Sergei Gerasimov
      Production Co
      Kinostudiya imeni M. Gorkogo
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      Russian
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Jul 10, 2017
      Runtime
      1h 47m