Re: Socialist Horror(or comedy?)? Re: Vampire movie name game

On Tue, 18 Nov 2003 20:39:46 GMT, "Lincoln Spector"
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>> "Lincoln Spector" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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>> > There were, interestingly enough, Soviet and Eastern European musicals.
>Some
>> > were escapist entertainment, some were heavy on the propaganda, and some
>> > were disguised attacks on Communism. There's a documentary about them
>called
>> > East Side Story. I don't know if it's available on video or DVD.
>> >
>> > Lincoln
>>
>> Musicals gotta be sexy to work.  Seven Comrades for Seven Comrades
>> don't do much for me.
>LOL!
>
>Since I've never seen a full Soviet musical, I can't say if any of them
>work, or if any of them are sexy. But sexuality wasn't always frowned upon
>by Soviet censors--especially not the level of sexuality allowed in the US
>during the Code decades.
>
>btw, remember that India doesn't even allow on-screen kissing, yet India
>puts out more musicals than everyone.
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>Lincoln
>
Sexy isn't really  a word that applies to Soviet musicals.

Leaden, however, is.

John Harkness