Black Rose Is an Emblem of Sorrow, Red Rose Is an Emblem of Love (1990)

Original title

Чёрная роза — эмблема печали, красная роза — эмблема любви

Directed by

Sergei Solovyov

Genre

comedy drama, teen film

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

2h 19m

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 22 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

In late 1980s Soviet Union, a group of teenagers navigate the confusion and rapid changes in their country. The film uses comedy to highlight the odd and surreal aspects of everyday life during that time.

absurdwhimsicalnostalgicironicfast-pacedchaoticplayfulmelancholic

What happens

Black Rose Is an Emblem of Sorrow, Red Rose Is an Emblem of Love (Russian: Чёрная роза — эмблема печали, красная роза — эмблема любви, romanized: Chyornaya roza - emblema pechali, krasnaya roza - emblema lyubvi), colloquially referred to as Black Rose (Russian: Чёрная роза, romanized: Chyornaya roza) is a 1989 Soviet comedy film directed by Sergei Solovyov. The movie intended to capture and epitomize the absurdity of the breakneck changes happening in the country at the time. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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