Re: Socialist Horror(or comedy?)?

Elena Nakashima wrote:
> Has socialist countries ever made horror films? A Soviet vampire
> movie?  Or, is capitalist bloodsucker the only monster they need?
    Typical horrors - no. It would be too self-indulgent, and serve no 
social purpose ;) The few exceptions were based on works of literature - 
the already mentioned "Vij", also "Day of Wrath" (a sci-fi story): 
http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0167115/


> Did Soviet Union produce any decent slapstick comedies? Or
> sophisticated comedies? Or was that considered too frivolous and
> capitalist?

    They had some great comedies, actually. Personal favorites:

"Operation Y and Other Shurik's Adventures"
http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0059550/
http://www.rbcmp3.com/store/product.asp?dept%5Fid=3014&sku=8421
http://www.rbcmp3.com/store/product.asp?dept%5Fid=1439&sku=30551

"Kidnapping Caucasian Style"
http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0060584/
http://www.rbcmp3.com/store/product.asp?dept%5Fid=3010&sku=7910
http://www.rbcmp3.com/store/product.asp?dept%5Fid=1439&sku=30441

"Kin-Dza-Dza"
http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0091341/
http://www.rbcmp3.com/store/product.asp?dept%5Fid=3010&sku=7921


    In Bulgaria, we had some pretty decent comedies too, although they 
tended to be more of the bitter-sweet type, or alternatively, self 
satirizing (making fun of Bulgarian habits and ways). Some worth 
mentioning (although very little info online):
"Ladies Choice"        http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0169731/
"The Double"           http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0322110/
"Favourite #13"        http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0279208/
"Jack-of-All-Trades"   http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0279435/