Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Scarlet Sails / Alye Parusa (Soviet Union, 1961)



Scarlet Sails is a production of the Soviet-Union from 1961. It is a charming film about romance, alomst like a fairytale. Though the acting is very theatrical and overdone, after watching this movie you will find your heart to be warm. The story of a gril who is waiting for her prince to rescue her is not really innovating, but we talk about 1961 here and it really accomplishes its mission. It is funny to see that the film contains many influences of the classical Russian ballet.
The scenery is sometimes beautiful, especially the thundering waves are superbly shot!