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The East is a Delicate Matter: Romanticized War and Folklore in “White Sun of the Desert”

White Sun of the Desert Written by Valentin Ezhov, Rustam Ibragimbekov, Mark Zakharov Directed by Vladimir Motyl Soviet Union, 1969 The glimmering cupola on a fondly named Borscht Western chapel, Vladimir Motyl’s 1969 film White Sun of the Desert is a telling contrast to its compatriot Spaghetti Westerns, as it chronicles a few peculiar events …

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