Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- witty
- surreal
- melancholic
- arthouse movie night
- late night viewing
What sets it apart
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The apartment house surrounding Mitya is described as an unrealistic miniature of unstable late-Soviet society.
The title's rose symbolism and the apartment house's unrealistic character frame romance in a heightened, eccentric register.
The eccentric figures around Mitya embody an unstable society at the end of the Soviet Union.
The film is identified as a teen film and places Mitya among eccentric adults in a destabilized social environment.
Films like A Black Rose Is an Emblem of Sorrow, a Red Rose an Emblem of Love, and why
Assa
shared surreal social satire, eccentric ensemble, and late-Soviet atmosphere
The Asthenic Syndrome
shared offbeat romantic comedy, heightened realism, and generational disaffection
The City of Lost Children
shared whimsical urban fantasy, unconventional romance, and dreamlike social observation
The Irony of Fate
shared apartment-house eccentricity, tragicomic ensemble dynamics, and unstable social environments
Movie Details
- Director
- Sergei Solovyov
- Release Date
- 1990-01-15
- Runtime
- 139 min
- Rating
- 6.4 / 10 (22)
Cast
- Tatyana Drubich
- Aleksandr Abdulov
- Aleksandr Zbruev
- Ludmila Savelyeva
- Aleksandr Bashirov
- Mikhail Danilov
- Yuriy Shumilo
- Ilya Ivanov
- Mikhail Rozanov
- Assan Kuiatte
Common questions
- What is A Black Rose Is an Emblem of Sorrow, a Red Rose an Emblem of Love about?
- An eccentric late-Soviet apartment-house romance turns social instability into surreal, bittersweet comedy.
- What is A Black Rose Is an Emblem of Sorrow, a Red Rose an Emblem of Love like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of A Black Rose Is an Emblem of Sorrow, a Red Rose an Emblem of Love as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is A Black Rose Is an Emblem of Sorrow, a Red Rose an Emblem of Love violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in A Black Rose Is an Emblem of Sorrow, a Red Rose an Emblem of Love.
- Which films are like A Black Rose Is an Emblem of Sorrow, a Red Rose an Emblem of Love?
- Films with a similar feel include Assa, The Asthenic Syndrome, The City of Lost Children, and The Irony of Fate.
- How long is A Black Rose Is an Emblem of Sorrow, a Red Rose an Emblem of Love?
- A Black Rose Is an Emblem of Sorrow, a Red Rose an Emblem of Love runs 139 minutes.
