Product Details

• Actors: Olga Zabotkina, Vladimir Vasilyev, Marina Khotuntseva, Nikolai Rabinovich, Grigori Bortnikov
• Directors: Gerbert Rappoport
• Format: AC-3, Classical, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD, Subtitled, NTSC
• Language: Russian (PCM Mono)
• Subtitles: English, Spanish, German, French, Italian
• Region: All Regions
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Decca
• DVD Release Date: July 10, 2007
• Run Time: 87 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000OQF37K
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #137,987 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Shostakovich - Cheryomushki (Cherry Town)" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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SHOSTAKOVICH:CHERYOMUSHKI - DVD Movie

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Wonderful Musical Comedy, January 21, 2008

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-Misha (CWA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Shostakovich - Cheryomushki (Cherry Town) (DVD)

"Cheryomushki" (1963) is a wonderful film with a wonderful story. I found that I really loved the music and the songs were in my head for days. The film is basically a light musical romantic comedy, with lots of singing and dancing but it offers a glimpse into life in the USSR in the 1960's. I highly recommend it. Many people might think that a Soviet film could somehow be drab or depressing, but this film is anything but; it is extremely uplifting and even inspiring. The film is done in Russian, but the subtitles are so well done that English speakers will hardly notice that.

Apparently Shostakovich is widely regarded as the one of the best composers of the 20th century. After viewing this film I did a bit of research on him and I stumbled on a DVD biography. I was amazed by the man's life story. He was indeed an amazing talent, and this film proves it, even if nothing else did. "Cheryomushki" is a film to own. I can't recommend it highly enough.

The transfer to DVD is virtually flawless, which is unusual for a film made back in 1963 (or for any film). The soundtrack is great. I read the small print and the DVD was made in Europe, in Western Germany, but of course the version sold here is set up to work with American DVD players (region 1-6 or basically the whole world - NTSC).

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars NOT REGION 2!!, July 12, 2007

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DPG (New York) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Shostakovich - Cheryomushki (Cherry Town) (DVD)

This DVD is NOT, as stated by Amazon, Region 2 encoded.
It is an NTSC Region 0(1-6) DVD, and is playable on all standard DVD players. Don't know why it has been listed as Region 2.
I just received my copy from Amazon, and am very pleased. It's great to have this entertaining film and intersting historical document finally available to Shostakovich fans in the west.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Musical - Soviet Style, August 31, 2007

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Galina (Virginia, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Shostakovich - Cheryomushki (Cherry Town) (DVD)

"Cheryomushki" (1963) directed by Gerbert Rappaport - is a screen adaptation of the Musical (operetta) written by one of the greatest Composers of the 20th Century, Dmitriy Shostakovich. The music, indeed is splendid, the voices are marvelous and some of the duets are simply great (Lida and Boris singing and dancing in the costumes of the different epochs). The film itself is a typical Soviet comedy of the 60th which plot revolves around four couples who all try to move into an apartment in the new neighborhood, Cherymushki. This comedy is entertaining and well acted but too sugary and lightweight to be truly memorable.