Zbigniew Rybczyński – The Orchestra (final scene)
An evening pause: Music is of course Ravel’s Bolero. This provides us an elegant thumbnail history of the Soviet Union using dance, choreography, and clever filming. And it is honest, showing how the whole thing was run by gangstas, as all such top-down communist/socialist societies are, and as America is now adopting. More information about the entire work here.
Hat tip Dave McCooey.
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A DVD of the complete movie appears for sale on both Amazon and Ebay, however, the reviews indicate the video was not transfer in the original widescreen HDTV format and is not much better than a VHS tape. Does anyone know where a better copy can be obtained?
This is a compelling image, i think it will stay with me for a long time. The choice of Bolero is inspired, i love Ravel.
This pounds into you the realization that communism is built on the backs of those it purports to help. Achieving a higher level requires climbing over a mountain of people, corruption, selling out, and sucking up. The skeleton in the coffin, i’m assuming it is meant to be Lenin’s, near the top when it all comes crashing down is a nice touch.
Even now there are people promoting this, they think they will end up on top, but they won’t.