Janis STREIČS
Янис СТРЕЙЧ
Janis STREIČS
USSR (Latvia), 1989, 96mn 
fiction
A Song of Terror
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Песнь, наводящая ужас

 

 Une chanson terrifiante

 Pesn, navodyashchaya uzhas

Other titles : Carmen Horrendum
 
Directed by : Janis STREIČS (Янис СТРЕЙЧ)
Production : Riga Film Studio
 
Sites : Kinopoisk, IMDb

Plot synopsis
The scene is a rear military hospital, where women who have become disabled are being treated. The war left a terrible mark on their lives: Emma, who was burning on the plane, went crazy; Galina's leg was amputated; As a result of a shell shock, the very young Alena, who lost her memory, jumped out of the window... And only Inga believes in the future. After the Victory, her husband comes for her and takes her home.
 

Commentaries
Пуста девичья казарма: как отечественное кино показывало женщин, вернувшихся с фронта [Comment le cinéma russe montre des femmes revenant du front], Сергей КУЛЕШОВ, kinoart.ru, 2023
 

Selected in the following festivals or events :
- Baltic Soviet films, (kinoglaz.fr), 2026

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