At midnight every night this week is being unrolled on the Tremont Theatre screen one of those rough-hewn masterpieces which emerge every now and then from the U.S.S.R., possessing none of the polish but many of the sturdier virtues which most of our Hollywood hothouse products lack. Only the one show at 12 o'clock, is being given.
"We Are From Kronstadt" is a lusty, gusty picture about the clash between Reds and Whites in Russia in 1919. Like most of its predecessors, it boasts no famous stars and is some-what incoherent, but the sincerity and intensity with which the parts are played go far to make up for this deficiency.
This is not a great picture, but it is a fine example of what the Soviets have been able to do in the cinema; it is inarticulate and powerful, as the Russia of today is inarticulate and powerful. Real emotion burns through in spite of technical faults; this effort is worthy of attention.
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