by Sandra Brennan
biography
Russian filmmaker Alexander Askoldov made an auspicious and controversial directorial debut with his adaptation of a story by Vassily Grossman, Komissar (1968). It was the story of an anti-Semitic Red Army officer who gets pregnant and, to avoid scandal, ends up quartered with a Jewish family until she has her baby. The Soviet government viewed the film as "pro-Zionist" and banned it. Fortunately the workers of the State Film Archives, preserved the work and hid it away. It was not shown until 1987 and debuted at the Moscow Film Festival.
| Title | Year | Editors' Rating | User Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
La Chasse Aux Papillons
Actor |
1992 | |||
Komissar
Director, Editor, Screenwriter |
1967 |
