A satiric comedy which dissects the iconography of the 'Soviet Hero'. Original footage of a propaganda film from 1941 is the starting point for this parody of the ideological cliches of Soviet cinema. It follows the story of a Russian crew across the North Pole.
Genres:
Comedy
Original Title
Переход товарища Чкалова через Северный полюс
Original Language
Russian
Production Country
Russia
Release Date
03/25/1990
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Comrade Chkalov Crosses the North Pole
1990·24 min
A satiric comedy which dissects the iconography of the 'Soviet Hero'. Original footage of a propaganda film from 1941 is the starting point for this parody of the ideological cliches of Soviet cinema. It follows the story of a Russian crew across the North Pole.