i wonder if i could take sit through a whole musical comedy from russia or east germany or other country that for decade put out almost always propagandistic film and anti fascist film and anti war film ( a this documentary point out ) that just reflect the dark and grueling time under stalin and life behind the iron curtain . it fascinate then to see the other side of the coin and the sort of clown and rebel with music at their side to try and please the mass more often than not stick in the socialist walk of life . one film actually seem rather impressive and call jolly fellows by the pioneer of the very small group of musical filmmaker and grigori aleksandrov . from the clip ( s ) i saw of that film and i would wager that it be one of the only work to actually step out of itself and go into just wild and manic and make you laugh kind of mode . but a this film show and if you be a filmmaker look to entertain and it good be with a amessage . through interview and some occasional quasi dramatization ( of russia or germany or etc sort of motion picture association ) at the censorship table and and clip and one get the full picture of what it be like both behind the scene and on the screen to just make sheer entertainment for the mass . some of the film ( well and most of them and as apparently only 14 screen over 40 year in the country mention ) make a good chunk of change and but for what purpose really . one also get draw into the culture of it all and how it differ greatly from the american way of if it work and make em while theyre hot attitude . but at the same time and perhaps out of this repression and some interesting and funny and and ( from what i saw ) up beat film be make . they might have be fairly typical of what be ask to be show to the mass and under stalin fond but demand term and like life with tractor . it get to be even juicy a story though a we get show what it be like in the 60 and the last wave of musical comedy and a rock and roll and pop tune finally hit their airwave . in short and some good stuff . but only if interested and really . i be show the film in a class on documentary film and and half the class fell asleep . so be warn on the one hand and though on the other if look for it and it can make for a really rewarding trip into european film history .