Grim drama set in Stalin’s postwar Russia. Responding to the dictator’s plea for Soviet emigres to return to the motherland, a young doctor and his family arrive in Odessa, only to find themselves treated as virtual prisoners while many of their fellow returnees are never seen again. Only the family’s desire to escape makes survival possible., French director Regis Wargnier’s fifth feature film is a romantic period drama which is also a tribute to the victims of a tragic Stalinist episode. In June 1946, Stalin launched a major propaganda campaign aimed at Russians who had settled in the West, offering them amnesty and an opportunity to be involved in the postwar restructuring of the USSR. Many people who believed Stalin and returned home were executed, interned, or subjected to repression. The protagonist of Est-Ouest, Alexei Golovin (Oleg Menshikov), takes his young French wife Marie (Sandrine Bonnaire) and son Serioja with him on the long journey back to his native land that he has missed so much. On the board of the steamship taking them to Odessa, people like them celebrate the new life that they anticipate. However, reality strikes when they reach shore. Many people are immediately executed or sent to work camps. Alexei is spared to use his skill as an accomplished doctor. He is sent to Kiev to work in a dispensary and live in a communal apartment. Alexei accepts his fate but Marie dreams of escaping to freedom. Opportunity comes her way when she meets Gabrielle Develay (Catherine Deneuve), a famous French actress on tour, passing through Kiev. Tension mounts as the relationship of Alexei and Marie is put to test. For the script of this co-production between France and Russia, Wargnier had three other collaborators: Louis Gardel, who had previously collaborated with Wargnier on Indochine; Sergei Bodrov, a well-known Russian filmmaker best-known for his award winning S.E.R. and The Prisoner of the Mountains; and Azeri scriptwriter Rustam Ibragimbekov, best remembered for his scripts of Nikita Mikhalkov films., In post-WWII Russia, Stalin welcomes back emigres, including a doctor (Oleg Menshikov) and his French wife(Sandrine Bonnaire) who become prisoners of the state intent on escaping. Gabrielle: Catherine Deneuve. Sacha: Sergei Bodrov Jr. Pirogov: Grigori Manukov. Olga: Tatyana Dogileva. Col. Boyko: Bogdan Stupka. Nina: Meglena Karalambova. Viktor: Atanass Atanassov. Alexandrovna: Tania Massalitinova. Volodya: Valentin Ganev. Sergei: Nikolai Binev. French Ambassador: Rene Feret.
Q&A :
Q: Who are the main cast members in “East-West ” ?
A: The main cast includes Sandrine Bonnaire,Oleg Menshikov,Catherine Deneuve,Sergey Bodrov Jr.,Sergei Bodrov Jr.,Grigori Manukov,Tatyana Dogileva,Bogdan Stupka,Grigoriy Manukov,Meglena Karalambova,Atanass Atanassov,Tania Massalitinova,Valentin Ganev,Nikolai Binev,René Féret,Ruben Tapiero,Erwan Baynaud,Om Puri,Daniel Martín,Linda Bassett,Hubert Saint-Macary,Jauris Casanova,Joel Chapron,Laurent Dailland,Partick Sandrin,Vladimir Svetozarov,Guillaume Sciama,Galina Toneva,Herve Schneid,Sergey Bodrov,Yevgeny Gindilis,Yves Marmion,Régis Wargnier,Dominique Dalmasso,Aleksandr Rodnyanskiy,Gérard Moulévrier,Alexei Levtchenko,Rustam Ibragimbekov,Pierre-Yves Gayraud,Louis Gardel.
Q: When Did the “East-West” Released?
A: The Movie “East-West” originally aired on 2000-04-07 and released in the year of 1999.
Q: What Languages are available to watch “East-West” ?
A: Is also available in eng language.
Q: Where to watch “East-West” ?
A: “East-West” is Avaiable on Netflix. as its Netflix Originals.
