Hello, It's Me

Frunze Dovlatyan / SUHH, 1966 / 137 min.

This classic by Armenian filmmaker Frunze Dovlatyan from the period of the Soviet ‘Thaw’ has been acclaimed as a surprising story of lost loves, filmed in stunning wide-screen format; it screened in competition at the Cannes Film Festival in 1966.

poster Hello, It’s Me (Frunze Dovlatyan, SU 1966) (Eye Classics)

With the war in Ukraine and harsh repression meted out by Putin, Russia seems to be returning to the dictatorial era of Stalin, with a contemporary twist. Unlike in the late 1950s and early ’60s, when Nikita Khrushchev created space for political reforms, and the cultural climate became (relatively) more liberal.

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Details

Director

Frunze Dovlatyan

Production year

1966

Country

SUHH

Length

137 min.

Language

Armenian, Russian

Subtitles

ENG

Format

DCP

Part of

Eye Classics

Eye’s collection includes a wealth of classics. With the Eye Classics series, Eye brings film history even closer. Every week, we screen at least three classics from the collection under one recognisable name: Eye Classics.

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