I thought this was lost but a watchable copy of the complete film can be found on Google Video. At last you can see how Prokofiev's music fits in. It's a bizarre film, with exaggerated Russian comic acting, but quite stylish. The score is, of course first rate and and comes over well even on a fairly poor copy.
The famous Troika appears as a song during chaotic night time ride and the romance is sung as a solo with harp accompaniment.
On the whole the sound is as goo as most prints of Alexandeer Nevsky that I have seen - though i await a restored version from Ruscico - the Russian Cinema Council.
I hope they do a restored version of this forgotten classic.
The famous Troika appears as a song during chaotic night time ride and the romance is sung as a solo with harp accompaniment.
On the whole the sound is as goo as most prints of Alexandeer Nevsky that I have seen - though i await a restored version from Ruscico - the Russian Cinema Council.
I hope they do a restored version of this forgotten classic.