an-3 Review of At Home Among Strangers, a Stranger Among His Own

At Home Among Strangers, a Stranger Among His Own (1974)

Mikhalkov's probably only true masterpiece, best-ever "borshch" Western

[10/10 · 12 April 2000]

Should really be recognized as a Western classic, or at least world's best "Eastern" - Mikhalkov follows the rules of the genre impeccably, easily weaving in 1920's Russia setting, revolutionary romanticism and "cool" charismatic bad guys, a rare thing in Soviet cinema. Cast is superb - probably the best combination of young actors of the decade, including Mikhalkov himself as Yesaul.