Product Details

• Actors: Natalya Negoda, Andrei Sokolov, Yuriy Nazarov, Lyudmila Zajtseva, Aleksandr Negreba
• Directors: Vasili Pichul
• Writers: Mariya Khmelik
• Format: Color, Subtitled, NTSC
• Subtitles: English
• Rated: Unrated
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Water Bearer Films
• VHS Release Date: November 11, 1998
• Run Time: 110 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6301417216
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #379,294 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Customer Reviews

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10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It was good at a time, July 2, 2000

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Anna Shlimovich (Boston, MA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Little Vera [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I've seen this movie in Moscow, when it first hit the screens, and it was a really revolutionary one for those times. I think it depicted quite well the problems of the young people in Russia, also the grim details of the life of Russion people in general - drunkenness, rudeness, total lack of culture, ignorance and so on. For those interested in furthering their interest in Russia it will provide another source.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A poor DVD, an excellent film., March 10, 2005

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Yuri Belov (Québec, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Little Vera (DVD)

The video quality is low. Subtitles (English only) are not optional and leave quite a bit untranslated. The DVD contains no bonus features. But the film is a definite masterpiece and worth seeing by all means!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A overlooked Russian film on youthful rebellion, October 9, 2002

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Virgil "Virgil" (Chapel Hill, NC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Little Vera [VHS] (VHS Tape)

During the late `80s in Gorbachev's Soviet Union most film's took advantage of the liberalizing climate to address problems and realities that were often ignored in more oppressive times. Little Vera is one result. The story of a young rebellious girl in a dysfunctional Russian family confronted with adult decisions.

Natalya Negoda is wonderful as Vera, a confused and angry teenager growing into adulthood. Equally excellent is Yuri Nazarov as her alcoholic father. Vera self-destruction steers herself, her lover and the family into flurry of difficulties, including run-ins with police and pregnancy.

This is one of the more realistic depictions of life in Russia that I've seen on film (though most Russian families aren't this dysfunctional). In the midst of Vera's calamities and rebellion we see some genuinely touching scenes with her father, who in spite of her shortcomings and his own alcoholism loves her.

With excellent acting and directing, I highly recommend Little Vera.