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

Black Rose Is an Emblem of Sorrow, Red Rose Is an Emblem of Love poster
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

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.

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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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