|
Actors: Sandrine Bonnaire, Oleg Menshikov, Catherine Deneuve, Sergei Bodrov Jr.
|
|
| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about East-West |
|---|
EAST-WEST (Est - Ouest) is a French drama co-written and directed by Régis Wargnier in 1999.
In 1946, Alexeï Golovine, his French wife Marie and their son accept the proposition of the Russian government to leave France and come back to Russia to take part in the reconstruction of the country, devastated by WWII. When they finally arrive by boat in Odessa, most of the passengers are arrested by the Russian police and Alexeï must promise to the authorities to become a model citizen if he doesn't want Marie to be arrested and accused of being a spy of the West.
The Golovine family quickly understands that they have made a mistake by coming in Russia. They must live in a one-room apartment in Kiev and look out for each word or act as anybody in the house could be an informer. Marie manages to meet the famous French actress Gabrielle on tour in the country who promises to help her. During the following months, Marie will help Sacha, a young neighbour, to find a way to secretly leave Russia but she's arrested and sent to a prisoner camp. Ten years later, Gabrielle has finally managed to organize the evasion of Marie thanks to one of her close friends, the French Ambassador in Sofia, Bulgaria who's just been nominated.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
|
| Analysis of East-West |
|---|
Our unique search engine provides a wealth of detail about
books by breaking them down into many different literary
elements, all of which are searchable (click here). |
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Polit/Social/Race/Gender activism
Yes
Plotlet:
- surviving represssive govt
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- homemaker/wife
Age:
- 20's-30's
Hair color?
- blonde
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
Body type
- (woman) ample bosom & buttocks
Events of movie makes character more...
- sad
Ethnicity/Nationality
- French
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Russian
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- government investigator
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) very short/crewcut
Body type
- (man) fat
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Russian
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- Eastern Europe
Water?
Yes
Water:
- peddle boat
- swimming on
City?
Yes
Misc setting
- theater
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- depressed/sad
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references only
- kissing
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- French
Subtitles?
- Yes
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Folk music
|
| Most similar reviews by Gordonator ranking |
|---|
| I Am David
starring Ben Tibber, Jim Caviezel, Joan Plowright
|
| Richard III (1995)
starring Ian McKellan, Annette Bening, Jim Broadbent, Robert Downey Jr., Kristin Scott Thomas, Nigel Hawthorne
|
| Intruder In The Dust
starring David Brian, Porter Hall, Elizabeth Patterson, Charles Kemper
|
| Proud
starring Ossie Davis, Albert Jones, Jeffrey Nash, Eric Laray Harvey
|
| RiffRaff
starring Spencer Tracy, Jean Harlow, Joseph Calleia
|
|
Note: the views expressed here are only those of the reviewer(s). | |
|
