The brave and simple Alyosha, the beautiful girl Shula with big eyes, the helplessness of love during the war, the helplessness of family...

Al 2022-11-12 16:51:36

I found this disc in Xinjiekou, and I couldn't put it down after reading it.
In the film, the brave Alyosha was rewarded by the general for destroying the enemy tank, and he only asked to go home to see his mother, because at the age of 19, he received a letter from his mother after joining the army, saying that the roof of his house was leaking, and he most wanted The reward I want is to go home and repair the roof for my mother...
The cruelty of war, the beauty of human nature, the pure love, and the deep family affection, all moved me...
The opening scene is the most touching, Alyosha's mother standing at the entrance of the village Zhang Wang, she was not waiting for anyone, she knew that Alyosha had already died in battle in a foreign country, but like performing a ritual, she looked forward to the village entrance every day, as if waiting for her only son...

Although the quality of the translation is very poor, but Does not affect the understanding of the film, highly recommended

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  • Brendon 2022-04-19 09:02:44

    The Soviet films of this period are really outstanding. The film has very little attention to the war scene (except for the opening paragraph), but through the perspective of Alyosha, it has created a group portrait of the Soviet people in the context of the war. The comprehensive description is not unrelated to director Chukhrai's war experience. The part of parting with the girl train was touched, and the near miss with the mother at the end was no less than the tension caused by the "last minute rescue".

  • Unique 2022-03-20 09:02:41

    Reflecting on war, there is no high-level heroism, no fierce and thrilling war scenes, no dedication without hesitation, no triumphant song of total victory, just a little correspondent's resistance out of complete survival instinct, with a little bit of resistance. Fortunately, he became a hero; but he didn’t care about it. He just wanted to go home to meet his mother and repair the roof; he helped his comrades along the way, met love, recognized the true and false, but he was only 19 years old.

Ballad of a Soldier quotes

  • Alyosha Skvortsov: Comrade General, instead of my decoration, could I go home to see my mother?