Pikovaya dama

The fact that some many Soviets are forgotten when we're made to worship the altar of Americans who in my eyes were not as successful is disgraceful. Everyone should know this movie w/r/t the use of narrative structure and flashbacks.

Knowing the story was both a blessing and a curse here. It's nice to watch a silent and not worry about where the plot is going or trying to figure things out through sometimes thin intertitles. It helped me appreciate some of the performances and the underlying tone of the film better. On the other hand, I feel like the mystery is part of what pushes the film along, and without that to hold me some parts felt a little sluggish. I still rather enjoyed it, just didn't particularly wow me.