Black Rose Stands for Sorrow Red Rose Stands for Love

Chernaya Roza - Emblema Pechali, Krasnaya Roza - Emblema Lyubvi

In the heady days just prior to the collapse of the Soviet system in Russia, a satirical, anarchistic comedy such as this was just the sort of film to attract huge audiences. Told with the rapid-fire imagery and insistent soundtrack of a music video, it tells the story of Aleksandra (Tatyana Drubich), a self-centered 20-year old girl who escapes from her tiny apartment after she has been locked into by her father it to make her study for her exams.