The Red Snowball Tree (1974)

Original title

Калина красная

Directed by

Vasily Shukshin

Genre

drama film

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

1h 48m

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 65 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A former criminal is released from prison and tries to start a new life in a rural village. He meets a woman he corresponded with while incarcerated, but his past catches up with him.

melancholicgroundedslow-burnpoignantreflectivebittersweetearthyunsentimental

What happens

The Red Snowball Tree (Russian: Калина красная, romanized: Kalina krasnaya) is a 1974 Soviet drama film written and directed by Vasily Shukshin. It was the most successful film of that year. In total, the film sold an estimated 140 million tickets at the Soviet box office, making it the highest-grossing Soviet film of all time. German film director and screenwriter Rainer Werner Fassbinder included The Red Snowball Tree in the top ten of his favorite films. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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