Director gabe polsky on the soviet style red army youtube. Before leaving, he queues an extensive interview with pavel bure, a former red army winger and one of the undisputed stars of the nhl in the 90s, a single frame of which didnt make the final cut of red army a testament to the depth of the reporting for the film. With viacheslav fetisov, vladislav tretiak, scotty bowman, vladimir pozner. You may recall that the red army film came out last year. May 16, 2014 red army cultures clash on and off the ice in gabe polskys documentary about the soviet unions dominance of ice hockey during the cold war, and its former stars place in modern russia. Red army was produced by werner herzog, who has a long history of working with polsky. Red army gabe polskys moving and incisive documentary looks back at the heyday of soviet ice hockey and its role in projecting an image of national strength during the cold war. Oct 08, 2015 so begins red army, a new documentary about the soviet union and the grand sweep of history. Documentary tells gripping story of soviet red army hockey. It is referred to in the west as central red army or the red army team for its past affiliation. And when i say traditional, i mean in the ken burns or 30 for 30 styles. Red army 2014 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The exception was in 1983, when the soviet national team represented the soviet union.
May 23, 2019 the documentary the russian five has its premiere in new york city on may 31 at the ifc center. It was known as cdsa with red army changed to soviet army from 1952 1954, as csk mo central sports club of the ministry of defense from 1955 1959, and acquired its current name in 1960. In it, there is much made of the red armys passing style and ability to dominate its opponents. Nov, 2014 red army includes several clips of that vanished hockey, and when audiences in toronto, new york, lake placid, n. Red army hockey documentary a fascinating look at team. Viacheslav fetisov, vladislav tretiak, scotty bowman, vladimir pozner. A russian hockey team was successful during the communist regime and this tells the story. From oscar and emmy award winning filmmakers, red army highlights the soviet unions legendary and enigmatic hockey training culture and worlddominating team through the eyes of the teams captain slava fetisov, following his shift from hockey star and celebrated national hero to political enemy. Red army film explores hockey, the cold war, and sports as propaganda meredith bragg 1. Documentary film chronicling soviet red army hockey club to. From oscarnominated and emmy awardwinning filmmakers, red army is an inspiring story about the most successful dynasty in sports history. Jan 23, 2015 the red army hockey teams top line it might annoy hardcore capitalists, but an impartial observer has got to admit that soviet ice hockey must rank as one of the great management successes of all. From oscarnominated and emmy awardwinning filmmakers, red army examines the most successful dynasty in sports history. Mar 05, 2015 red army is a fantastic documentary about the soviet union and their hockey team the red army.
Seated before an untouched teacup, bure appears as youthful now as the. The film relates the soviet unions dominance of ice hockey during the cold war. This film sets out to tell the story of the most successful five men produced by the soviet system and they were all red army soldiers. Considered to be one of the greatest goaltenders in the history of the sport, he was voted one of six players to the international ice hockey. Although technically enlisted men in the russian military, the red army players only job was to practice and play hockey.
Polsky juggles a variety of film sources, some of which appear in full frame, while others are reformatted for widescreen, mainly the hockey action. Shortly after the collapse of the soviet union, the pittsburgh penguins and the famed red army hockey team formed a jointventure that showed. The result is a punchy, poignant depiction of the russian hockey team, the players who fled and their ties to national pride. It premiered at the 2014 cannes film festival and was released in limited theaters by sony pictures classics on january 23, 2015. Apr 07, 2015 in red army, director gabe polsky not only paints a vivid picture of life in the soviet sports system, ties the national game to the international politics for which they served. How soviet hockey ruled the world and then fell apart vox. From oscar r nominated and emmy awardwinning filmmakers, red army is a feature documentary about the soviet union and the most successful dynasty in sports history. Tarasov was the architect of red army, a hockey program he was tasked with creating after world war ii. Red army is an inspiring story about the cold war played out on the ice rink, and a man who stood up to a powerful system and paved the way for change for generations of russians. Gabe polskys film, premiering at the toronto film festival, explores how the former disney chairman tried to create a.
The club was founded in 1946 as cdka centralnyy dom krasnoy armii central house of the red army, referring to the army community centre in moscow. This documentary tells the story of a sports organization that thrived under conditions inconceivable to those in the free world. The club is a member of the tarasov division in the kontinental hockey league khl. During the film, the 1981 canada cup final is offered up as an example of this, as the soviets routed canada 81. Told from the perspective of its captain, slava fetisov, the story. Gabe polsky, the director of the documentary red army crosses over to russia to hone in on the way hockey was viewed there, as well as how the culture affected their daily lives. During the cold war the soviet union took sport very seriously and ice hockey was a particular favourite.
Sep 15, 2015 you may recall that the red army film came out last year. Dec 10, 2014 hockey films, for whatever reason, often seem to be the bestmade and mostloved among sports fans. Told from the perspective of its captain slava fetisov, the. Red army filmmaker gabe polsky returns with red penguins, a followup on the russian ice hockey team during a tumultuous partnership with the nhls pittsburg penguins in the early 1990s. From oscar and emmy award winning filmmakers, red army highlights the soviet unions legendary and enigmatic hockey training culture and worlddominating team through the eyes of the teams captain slava fetisov, following his shift from hockey. Jan 22, 2015 gabe polskys red army, a very good documentary about the soviet hockey dynasty of the 1980s, reminds us of how difficult team chemistry is to achieve. Polsky a former hockey player himself had parents who emigrated from the soviet union to the us, and the director brings a fans enthusiasm. Red army documentary facts soviet union hockey trivia. Red army red army is an inspiring true story about the cold war played out on the ice rink, and a man who stood up to a powerful system, paving the way for generations of russians. Red army is a 2014 americanrussian documentary film directed, produced, and written by gabe polsky, executive produced by jerry weintraub and werner herzog. This list is accurate for most teams, but for some obscure teams the list may be partial.
It is not edited in the way traditional documentaries are presented. Oct 04, 2015 meet anatoli tarasov, the founder of the red army ice hockey team and influential author on the game. The story of the soviet unions famed red army hockey team through the eyes of its players. Red army cultures clash on and off the ice in gabe polskys documentary about the soviet unions dominance of ice hockey during the cold war, and its former stars place in modern russia.
How soviet hockey ruled the world and then fell apart explained by the director of the documentary red army. Next month, a documentary called red army will open the same weekend as the nhl allstar game. Im trying not to affix valuejudgements on either styles. The soviet teams were usually club teams from the soviet hockey league. Filmmaker gabe polsky tells an extraordinary human story from the perspective of its captain slava fetisov, the friendships, the betrayals, and the personal dramas, which led to his transformation from national hero to political red army is about the soviet union and the. Red army is an inspiring true story about the cold war played out on the ice rink, and a man who stood up to a powerful system, paving the way for generations of russians. Learning from russias red army hockey team bloomberg. Emotionally charged, viscerally exciting and consistently enlightening, gabe polskys red army is a sports documentary like no other. Mar 07, 2015 and while red army is a cultural document, hockey is at its heart. Red army soviet hockey movie sports illustrated story. The red army is the wests nickname for the moscowbased team in the soviet hockey league. An official selection of the toronto, telluride and cannes film festivals, this film. They were together virtually seven days a week, 12 months a year, with.
The film tells the story of the soviet union national ice hockey team through the eyes of team captain slava. From oscarr nominated and emmy awardwinning filmmakers, red army examines the most successful dynasty in sports history. The director of red army, gabe polsky, is part of the film. Its about how five russian players took risks to come. We mark clips on the timeline as they happen for situations, shots, and players, allowing you to then instantly watch your hockey game film for specific highlights, situations, and players. Gabe polskys red army, a very good documentary about the soviet hockey dynasty of the 1980s, reminds us of how difficult team chemistry is to achieve. Nov 11, 2014 the film, like the team that it chronicles, celebrates the eccentric genius oftarasov, a man who didnt settle for hockey as it was supposed to be played. Red army hockey documentary begins limited run this week. Hockey video analysis and hockey video editing vidswap. The tale is told from the point of view of slava fetisov, the captain of the.
From oscar nominated and emmy awardwinning filmmakers, red army is a feature documentary about the soviet union and the most successful dynasty in sports history. With jeff daniels, jim devellano, sergei fedorov, viacheslav fetisov. Directed by gabe polsky, the film tells the story through the eyes of team captain slava fetisov. Its main focus is on vyacheslav fetisov, better known to the western world as slava fetisov. Feb 26, 2015 red army pg the story of the cold war is reflected in the life of hockey player slava fetisov, who became part of the best hockey team on earth and forged the way for foreign players in.
Told from the perspective of its captain slava fetisov, the story portrays his transformation from national hero to political enemy. Red army is a feature documentary about the soviet union and the most successful dynasty in sports history. Leagues wchl red army alltime list this is a list of all the players that played for the red army, a hockey team playing in the west coast hockey league from 1995 to 1997. Red army details the link between sports and politics. The team won nearly every world championship and olympic tournament between 1954 and 1991 and never failed to medal in any international ice hockey federation iihf tournament they competed in. Red penguins tells a story of capitalism and opportunism run amok complete with gangsters, strippers and live bears serving beer on a hockey rink in moscow. The story of the soviet unions famed red army hockey team through the eyes of. Though it centers on an elite soviet hockey team of the 1980s and 90s, it uses that lens to refract one of the most crucial geopolitical developments of the last halfcentury. The super series were exhibition games between soviet teams and nhl teams that took place on each nhl opponents home ice in north america from 1976 to 1991. Red army goes a long way towards making the complex social, economic and political factors influencing the changes in soviet hockey relatively straightforward. What i think the soviets did for sport, not just hockey, was a revolution, polsky said. The soviet teams won 14 of the series and the nhl won 2.
Red army, the rise and fall of a soviet hockey dynasty. This led to wayne gretzy saying, you just cant compete. Parents need to know that red army is a documentary directed by russianamerican gabe polsky about the soviet unions legendary national ice hockey team from the 70s and 80s. From the ussr to russia, the film examines how sport mirrors social and cultural movements and parallels the rise and fall of the. In the late 1980s, the detroit red wings worked to finally break their decades long stanley cup drought by extracting players from the soviet union, and in the process, changed the way north american hockey is played. For hockey video analysis, we edit and break down your games within 612 hours, so you can start coaching sooner. With howard baldwin, viktor tikhonov, steven warshaw. Cc red army is an inspiring true story about the cold war played out on the ice rink, and a man who stood up to a powerful system, paving the way for generations of russians. Hockey fans, who probably once considered him a villain in the manichean way of sports fans, will remember him as the defenseman and captain of the soviet unions national hockey team, red army. You dont have to be a hockey fan god knows im not to enjoy red army, the documentary opening at the amherst theatre this friday. From iconic oscar and emmy awardwinning filmmakers, red army is a feature documentary about the soviet union and the most successful dynasty in sports history. Red army is about the soviet union and the most successful dynasty in sports history.
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