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- Presented as the true story of a Russian doctor (Menchikov) and his French wife (Bonnaire), who naively relocate to a brutal Soviet Union after World War II, "East-West" is based on the true stories of thousands of families who found themselves regretting their decision to move to Russia.
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East/West: Directed by Régis Wargnier. With Oleg Menshikov, Sandrine Bonnaire, Catherine Deneuve, Sergey Bodrov. In June 1946, Stalin invites the Russian exiled from the 1917 Revolution to return home.
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- Adventure, Drama, History
- Régis Wargnier
- 2000-05-05
East/West (French: Est-Ouest; Russian: Восток-Запад, romanized: Vostok-Zapad) is a 1999 drama film directed by Régis Wargnier, starring Sandrine Bonnaire, Oleg Menshikov, Catherine Deneuve and Sergei Bodrov Jr. It received generally positive reviews from critics.
Apr 7, 2000 · Marie and Alexei are trapped in a harsh, paranoid totalitarian state, and their predicament exacts its toll on the marriage. Alexei does well in his job, but Marie, in her bitterness and ...
Directed by Régis Wargnier. June 1946: Stalin invites Russian emigres to return to the motherland. It’s a trap: when a ship-load from France arrives in Odessa, only a physician and his family are spared execution or prison. He and his French wife (her passport ripped up) are sent to Kiev.
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- Régis Wargnier
East West is a fantastic, beautiful film: part-love story, part-historical drama and part-Cold War thriller. It has elements of Frederick Forsyth, John le Carre and Boris Pasternak but surpasses them all by reaching the heightened realms of George Orwell.
Alexei Golovine (Oleg Menchikov), a doctor living in France who yearns for his homeland, brings his wife Marie (Sandrine Bonnaire) and his son Serioja with him. Upon their arrival in Russia, Marie is branded as an imperialist spy.
Sep 10, 2012 · Cast and crew. Director: Régis Wargnier. Screenwriter: Sergueï Bodrov, Roustam Ibraguimbekov, Louis Gardel, Régis Wargnier. Cast: Sandrine Bonnaire. Oleg Menchikov. Sergei Bodrov Jr. Catherine...
