"Anna"
1994
Directed by Nikita Mikhalkov

After filming his daughter Anna over the course of 13 years, director Nikita Mikhalkov (Burnt by the Sun) incorporated that footage with news reports and propaganda films that charted the collapse of the Soviet Union. The result is this intimate, emotionally charged documentary that shows how personal and political life are forever intertwined. "Mikhalkov brings his dreamer's eye to the fall of Communism and the rise of his daughter and provides a wholly unique glimpse behind former enemy lines" (Marc Savlov, Austin Chronicle). Russian with English subtitles. Letterboxed edition.  99 minutes.