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- More romance and less thriller, Firebird is packed with brilliant performances, but the lack of audacious choices and the very normalization of queerness knocks this romance down just a peg.
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Apr 28, 2022 · ‘Firebird’: Film Review. A romantic drama set in the Cold War-era USSR is based on a Russian actor’s memoir about his love affair with a fighter pilot.
Apr 29, 2022 · When Sergey tells Roman that he has never seen a ballet, Roman arranges for him to visit a rehearsal of Stravinsky’s The Firebird, based on the myth of the magical bird captured and freed by a prince, later returning to rescue the prince from an evil immortal. This film is a bittersweet love story about characters burdened by oppression, but ...
Apr 28, 2022 · By Gary Goldstein. April 28, 2022 1:41 PM PT. Director Peeter Rebane and his co-writer (and star), Tom Prior (they also produced), have created a compelling, tender, tragic, occasionally...
Apr 28, 2022 · ‘Firebird’ Review: A Heartfelt But Heavy-Handed Tale of Hidden Gay Love in the Soviet Air Force. A tragic true story underpins director Peeter Rebane's earnest queer melodrama, but hoary...
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Apr 28, 2022 · ‘Firebird’ Review: Square Jaws and Cold Shoulders. In this clandestine romance, a Soviet soldier and pilot find love while stationed in Estonia in the 1970s. Share full article. Tom Prior,...
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Critical reviews. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 57% of 49 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 4.2/10. The website's consensus reads: " Firebird ' s intentions are admirable, but they're largely thwarted by a frustratingly muted approach to its central love story." [14]
Oct 29, 2021 · Peeter Rebane. Writers. Peeter Rebane. Tom Prior. Sergey Fetisov. Stars. Tom Prior. Oleg Zagorodnii. Diana Pozharskaya. See production info at IMDbPro. STREAMING. RENT/BUY. from $3.99. Add to Watchlist. Added by 19.3K users. 85 User reviews. 62 Critic reviews. 49 Metascore.