Great Russian movie on DVD - THE STROLL (PROGULKA)

toddly6666 · 02-16-06, 08:00 AM

I just watched this 2003 movie on DVD. Excellent film, especially for a Russian movie. It's like a Russian version of Richard Linklater's BEFORE SUNSET taking place in St. Petersburg, and a bit more thrilling and real. It's a camera shake movie, but it's totally not as distracting or headache-inducing as in ROSETTA and in BOURNE SUPRMEMECY. The movie definitely makes one want to visit St. Petersburg, Russia.

The DVD quality is very good - non-anamorphic letterboxed, Russian DD 5.1 and DTS, and excellent (but sort of yellow faded) English subtitles within the video, so it's not a problem if you zoom in the video to fill in your HDTV. There aren't too many extras - just an actor/director biography, and a trailer to BIMMER.

You can buy the DVD and check out a clip at
http://www.russiandvd.com/store/prod...d=&genresubid=

pro-bassoonist · 02-16-06, 01:11 PM

Glad you liked it but....the Aussie DVD is the way to go...
http://forum.dvdtalk.com/international-dvd-talk/451349-progulka-russia.html

Ciao,
Pro-B

toddly6666 · 02-16-06, 02:05 PM

Hey PRO-BASS,
what are the technical specs of the Australian dvd? I couldn't open that site you posted....

pro-bassoonist · 02-17-06, 12:13 AM

Anamorphic image/2.0 sound mix.
http://www.madman.com.au/actions/cat...98&method=view

Ciao,
Pro-B

bdots48 · 02-17-06, 07:53 AM

Saw this one last year and it was quite enjoyable. Not great, in my opinion. Another example of a film, if it was in English and/or made in America, would not garner such accolades.

02-16-06, 08:00 AM	#1
toddly6666 DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 6,265	Great Russian movie on DVD - THE STROLL (PROGULKA) I just watched this 2003 movie on DVD. Excellent film, especially for a Russian movie. It's like a Russian version of Richard Linklater's BEFORE SUNSET taking place in St. Petersburg, and a bit more thrilling and real. It's a camera shake movie, but it's totally not as distracting or headache-inducing as in ROSETTA and in BOURNE SUPRMEMECY. The movie definitely makes one want to visit St. Petersburg, Russia. The DVD quality is very good - non-anamorphic letterboxed, Russian DD 5.1 and DTS, and excellent (but sort of yellow faded) English subtitles within the video, so it's not a problem if you zoom in the video to fill in your HDTV. There aren't too many extras - just an actor/director biography, and a trailer to BIMMER. You can buy the DVD and check out a clip at http://www.russiandvd.com/store/prod...d=&genresubid= Last edited by toddly6666; 02-16-06 at 08:21 AM.

02-16-06, 01:11 PM	#2
pro-bassoonist DVD Talk Reviewer Join Date: May 2000 Location: Blu-ray.com Posts: 10,380	Glad you liked it but....the Aussie DVD is the way to go... http://forum.dvdtalk.com/international-dvd-talk/451349-progulka-russia.html Ciao, Pro-B __________________ Cahiers du Cinema Istituto LUCE

02-17-06, 12:13 AM	#4
pro-bassoonist DVD Talk Reviewer Join Date: May 2000 Location: Blu-ray.com Posts: 10,380	Anamorphic image/2.0 sound mix. http://www.madman.com.au/actions/cat...98&method=view Ciao, Pro-B __________________ Cahiers du Cinema Istituto LUCE

02-16-06, 02:05 PM	#3
toddly6666 DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 6,265	Hey PRO-BASS, what are the technical specs of the Australian dvd? I couldn't open that site you posted....

02-17-06, 07:53 AM	#5
bdots48 DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Lakewood,OH,USA Posts: 1,926	Saw this one last year and it was quite enjoyable. Not great, in my opinion. Another example of a film, if it was in English and/or made in America, would not garner such accolades.