U samogo sinego morya (1936)

Yussuf and Aliosha are two shipwrecked sailor on an island in the Caspian Sea. They start working has sailor and mechanic for the fishboats of the "Lights of the Communism" kolkhoz. Here ... See full summary »

Directors:

Boris Barnet, S. Mardanin

Writer:

Klimenti Mints

Stars:

Alexei Dolinin, Sergei Komarov, Nikolai Kryuchkov

Cast

Credited cast:
Alexei Dolinin
Sergei Komarov
Nikolai Kryuchkov	...	Aliosha
Yelena Kuzmina	...	Maria aka Misha
Lyalya Sateyeva
Semyon Svashenko	...	Fishing kolkhoz chaiman
Lev Sverdlin	...	Yussuf
Aleksandr Zhukov

Storyline

Yussuf and Aliosha are two shipwrecked sailor on an island in the Caspian Sea. They start working has sailor and mechanic for the fishboats of the "Lights of the Communism" kolkhoz. Here the two friends will fall in love for the beautiful Misha.

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Plot Keywords:

sailor | love | hedonism | sea storm | baltic sea | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Soviet Union

Language:

Russian

Release Date:

20 April 1936 (Soviet Union)

Also Known As:

By the Bluest of Seas

Filming Locations:

Azerbaijan

Company Credits

Production Co:

Azerfilm, Mezhrabpomfilm

Technical Specs

Runtime:

71 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Did You Know?

Trivia

Finnish censorship visa # 91656 delivered on 20-1-1984.

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Connections

Edited into Histoire(s) du cinéma: Une vague nouvelle (1998)

User Reviews

Art transcending propaganda

It's difficult for me to judge Rivette's statement about Boris Barnet having been the greatest of Soviet filmmakers after Eisenstein ; I definitely prefer his works to Eisenstein's or let's say Pudovkin's.

"U samogo sinyego morya" ("By the Bluest of Seas"), a cheerful poetic miniature capturing skirmishes between love and friendship, abounds in crystal clear simplicity and heartfelt humour. In addition to these, we get more than a couple of credible faces (the one of Yelena Kuzmina in particular), a lot of nice songs, and last but not least the most impressive shots of breakers which I have ever encountered on screen.

Some reviewers didn't see any Soviet propaganda in the movie. I must disagree : the scenery upon which the personal storyline unfolds evidently promotes period collectivism,a.o. No wonder, then. However, art in Barnet's rendering transcends everything else.

The transfer on Mr.Bongo's recent release seems quite good ; regrettably no extras were taken from the original Ruscico version.