“It is a film from an extended series. It is hard to say who is the main character of “The Soviet Elegy.” There are more than a hundred faces of our compatriots. But, of course, it is not by chance that it is the destiny of a famous political figure, Boris Nikolayevitch Yeltsin, that bears a special accent in the film. Though he got to power following quite typical ways, his uncommon character puts him out of the ordinary, and in the author’s opinion it may be determined by his uncommon human nature. Our hero exists within the tragic pattern of the soviet socialist life. He is a character of a drama, of which he is one of the authors. “The Soviet Elegy” can hardly be called a documentary film in the proper sense. Of course, the author guarantees the accuracy of chronology, but he insists on an artistic mode of thinking, not on a political or historical investigation.”

　　讲述国家监控局召开会议，讨论应否除去一名党员之党籍。

　　陈升和老歪来到约好的插着木桩的河边等“花和尚”，木桩上刻着《金刚经》，陈升猜想风吹过的时候，四周将得到超度。
　　导演阐述：凭着比鸟儿更轻巧的骨骼，追赶一条痉挛的公路

　　In beautiful sunny afternoon in Prague, a man of a certain age discusses his love of Provence. Suddenly, a black flag is suspended. The composer Foerster died.
　　Graduation film of director Jirí Menzel.