Leningrad

No, but I have seen the movie "Stalingrad".

Is Leningrad a new movie expected out shortly?

//KJ.
 
It’s a painful experience to watch. I don’t mind a bit of cheesy acting and naff dialogue if a film has fun with it, but when the subject matter demands that it takes itself seriously, everything just falls apart.

I could go on, but I don’t think it’s worth it. This is the sort of film that is best forgotten. It had a lot going for it. Unfortunately, any potential the film had is flushed down the toilet on a wave of half-arsed filmmaking and embarrassingly bad performances.
 
May I suggest a great book on the siege of Leningrad by William Manchester entitled 900 Days It is a fascinating examination of this battle and a very good read.
 
It is a real pity that Sergio Leone died while working on the screenplay of his "Leningrad" project. That would have been epic in the better meaning of the word.
 
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