"The Secret Power" - Hardly anyone who strays into the emigrant's restaurant "Strange Bird" would suspect that the porter once was a general, the waiter a prince and the cook an admiral, and that the lady at the bar is actually the princess Sinaide forced was leaving their home..
If you have a soft spot for silent movies that feel like a dusty old postcard, you should probably check out Sajenko the Soviet. It is worth a watch if you like stories about people who lost everything but still try to act like they matter. People who need fast explosions or lots of talking will absolutely hate this. ...
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"If you have a soft spot for silent movies that feel like a dusty old postcard, you should probably check out Sajenko the Soviet. It is worth a watch if you like stories about people who lost everything but still try to act like they matter. People who need fast explosions or lots of talking will absolutely hate this. It’s slow and it spends a lot of time just staring at faces in the dark. The main setting is this restaurant called the "Strange Bird." It's such a weird name for a place, but it ..."
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