Espionage, war and romance in the Far East in 1904: Russian naval officer Boris Ranewsky marries Youki, the sister of a fanatical Japanese officer - but war is imminent..
Is it worth your time? If you have a soft spot for 1930s-style melodrama, you might get a kick out of this. If you are looking for a gritty, historically accurate war flick, stay away. It’s definitely for the crowd that enjoys slow, sweeping camera movements and stagey dialogue. Honestly, watching Port Arthur feels a ...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Nicolas Farkas
Eduardo Notari
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"Is it worth your time? If you have a soft spot for 1930s-style melodrama, you might get a kick out of this. If you are looking for a gritty, historically accurate war flick, stay away. It’s definitely for the crowd that enjoys slow, sweeping camera movements and stagey dialogue. Honestly, watching Port Arthur feels a bit like digging through a shoebox of old, black-and-white photos you found in an attic. It’s got that specific kind of dust on it. The romance between Boris and Youki is the centr..."
Werner Pledath
Arnold Lipp, Hans Klaehr, Nicolas Farkas, Kurt Heuser, Pierre Frondaie, Henri Decoin
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