
The seamy Jewish underworld of Odessa is the setting for Isaac Babel's story based on the life of gangster king Mishka Yaponchik "Mike the Jap" Vinnitsky. Murder is a way of life for Benya and his gang until he finds himself ensnared in a Bolshevik trap.

Is Bennie the Howl worth watching today? Short answer: yes, but with significant caveats. This 1926 Soviet silent film is a fascinating, if sometimes arduous, journey into a specif...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

Vladimir Vilner

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