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From: boris@sftri.UUCP (B.Altman)
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Subject: Re: Dersu Ursala
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Date: Tue, 19-Feb-85 22:28:25 EST
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> Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe that it
> was directed by Akira Kurosawa (which would make
> it a Japanese film, not a Soviet one).
> 		Mike
> 		tektronix!reed!rogers

Yes I would like to correct you. First, I think Dersu Uzala would be the right
transliteration. Second, the movie is more Soviet than Japanese. It has more
Soviet actors (I think) "very Soviet" style, and ~99% funded by USSR.
I have seen it about 10 years ago (in USSR) and I did not think of it
as a "foreign" movie at that time.
If the nationality of the director determines the "origin" of a movie,
than "Maria's Lovers" would be a Russian movie. I would not agree
with that assertion.
			Boris Altman
			{ihnp4,ucbvax}!attunix!boris