Searching for the Lost Pochta

December. 09,2014      
Rating:
5.5
Trailer Synopsis Cast

Travelogue of two film historians Nikolay Izvolov and Sergey Kapterev who visit world film archives around the globe in search of a lost sound version of one famous Soviet cartoon. It's "The Post" made by Mikhail Tsekhanovsky in 1929 and based on a poem by Samuil Marshak. At first "The Post" has been released in a silent form and later Tsekhanovsky remade it with experimental music and narration by Daniil Kharms. At that moment it was the first Soviet sound cartoon and it was a success all over the world. Russian film studies consider "The Post" to be of great importance and artistic value but unfortunately it's still lost. Only the silent version and the 1964 remake are still known and available.

Nikolai Izvolov as  Self - Russian film historian
Sergey Kapterev as  Self - Russian film historian
Alexander Taranzhin as  Narrator
Pyotr Bagrov as  

Reviews

TaryBiggBall
2014/12/09

It was OK. I don't see why everyone loves it so much. It wasn't very smart or deep or well-directed.

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KnotStronger
2014/12/10

This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.

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Brendon Jones
2014/12/11

It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

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Sienna-Rose Mclaughlin
2014/12/12

The movie really just wants to entertain people.

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