In this fractured fairy tale for adults, two thieves--Vaska and Vanya--stealthe czar's treasure from the Bank of St. Petersburg by opening the roof with asardine can opener taken from the nest of a griffin. And this is only thestart of their misadventures: Vaska is temporarily beheaded, the Red Guards are hot on their heels, and copious amounts of Vodka are consumed by all. Set in Soviet Russia, Vaska Easoff was derived from a mythical story passed among prisoners of the Communist labor camps. It imaginatively satirizes life under Communist rule, while harking back to classic Russian folktales. Visually dazzling" (Variety). In Russian and Hungarian with English Peter Gothar---Hungary---1996---86 mins."Directed by: Gothar, PeterRunning time: 86Year: 1996Russian/Hungarian with English Subtitles
