1979 · village · poetic · folklore
Babylon XX
Directed by Ivan Mykolaichuk1h 35m1979
The new reality changes the usual life in the village of Babylon. Attempts to communize the small town are met with resistance from the rich people living in the town. The Red Army finally puts down the resistance. Amidst the resistance philosopher Fabian returns to Babylon and tries to prevent bloodshed, but he meets a tragic fate.
Our read: Babylon XX (1979) reads as a neutral, measured, inventive village · poetic · folklore entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Neutral, measured, measured village / poetic, inventive in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, measured.
- measured
- inventive
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