Question 1

Why did Soviet authorities criticize 'By the Bluest of Seas'?

Accepted Answer

They said it did not reflect the realities of the proletariat satisfactorily enough.

Question 2

Which festival featured 'By the Bluest of Seas' in 1985?

Accepted Answer

It was shown at the Locarno International Film Festival in 1985.

Question 3

What honor did Boris Barnet and Yelena Kuzzmina receive in the main titles?

Accepted Answer

They were presented as 'Honoured Artists of the Republic', both decorated in 1935.

Question 4

What is the setting of the film's opening?

Accepted Answer

Two men are shipwrecked on an island in the Caspian Sea and rescued by members of a collective farm.

Question 5

Who plays the young woman leading the fishermen?

Accepted Answer

Yelena Kuzmina plays Maria, also called Masha.

By the Bluest of Seas

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