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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 (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.
Adventure Drama History Romance. In June 1946, Stalin invites the Russian exiled from the 1917 Revolution to return home. When the ships comes ashore in Odessa, the passengers are divided in two groups and one of them is executed.
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- Adventure, Drama, History
- Régis Wargnier
- 2000-05-05
Directed by Regis Wargnier. A true story that reminds us what we so easily forget-to cherish that freedom that enables our souls to bloom and to flourish. Film Review by Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat. According to Jean Maalouf, "Freedom is the soul's deepest need."
Apr 7, 2000 · ‘East-West’ Is Gripping Tale of Dispossessed Souls. By KEVIN THOMAS. April 7, 2000 12 AM PT. TIMES STAFF WRITER. Regis Wargnier’s Oscar-nominated “East-West,” a superb follow-up to his 1993...
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.
Apr 28, 2000 · “East-West” tells the fictional story of one couple who returned. Marie (Sandrine Bonnaire) is French; she married Alexei (Oleg Menchikov), a doctor, in Paris. He is eager to return and help in the rebuilding of Russia, and she loves him and comes along. Their disillusionment is swift and brutal.
Synopsis. 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.
