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The Inner Circle (1991)
A Masterpiece
I have lived in Russia in 1974-1977, and that was already past Stalin era, it was Brezhnev era. Somehow the situation in 1974 was not very much different. The same oppressed Russian people. Exactly like in the movie. I've seen this movie in the nineties in Indonesia. Everything is so real in this movie. I could even smell the Moscow air, the cold Moscow wind, freezing Russian winter. The people (characters) in the movie are very real. It's like being there again, back in Russia (CCCP). I could feel the thrill of being oppressed, when watching this movie. This is the best movie portraying Russia and the Russians, made by a Russian.
The Year of Living Dangerously (1982)
Waiting for a remake of TYOLD
I saw this movie in betamax during Suharto's era (in 84 or 85). It was forbidden at that time. The story itself is very good, and tries to portray the reality in 1966 before and during the Suharto's coup (or should I say, communist coup). Mel Gibson and Sigourney Weaver played very good. As a native Indonesian who have lived through those dangerous years, I was 7 years old (1st grade elementary school) at that time, I believe there should be a remake of this movie because it lacks the techniques of nowadays movie. For example the statue of "Selamat Datang" which is located in front of Hotel Indonesia, the very popular landmark of Jakarta, doesn't looked like the original one. (in the movie: too small). Seems unimportant, but I believe it should resemble the real one, so that people (like me, Indonesian) really get the impression and feel of "being there" back in 66. It (the remake) should definitely be made in Indonesia, not Philippines, not Singapore, not Malaysia. Perhaps in Jakarta. With Indonesian actors, with a lot of Indonesian language spoken. This is a very important movie to us Indonesians, with a lot of historical value in it, and history in Indonesia is sometimes deviated (read: corrupted) to accommodate the interest of those in power. It's not only about Indonesia, but also about alleged involvement of US Government (CIA) in overthrowing Sukarno.