East Side Story

"All Singing! All Dancing! All Marxist Musicals!"

Jun 25 1997 N/A 1h 15m
Documentary, Music

A look at Communist musicals that strove to be ideologically correct - and entertaining, besides.

Plot

"That's Entertainment!," Communist style. A documentary about movie musicals produced during the height of the old Soviet bloc. Comrades drive tractors, sweep factory floors, feed farm animals, harvest crops, all the while singing their hearts out about the joys of socialism. Included are interviews with people involved in the making of some of these movies, as well as a film historian and nostalgic moviegoers.

Written by

Andrew Horn, Dana Ranga

Directed by

Dana Ranga

Production Countries

France, Germany

Languages

Ceský, Deutsch, Polski, Româna

Awards

1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
244
Average Rating
7.2 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA