Documentary examines soviet union ice hockey in the. Larionov and fetisov won their official release in 1989 from th. Aug 04, 2020 polsky, who served as an executive producer on national geographics genius series and directed another hockey documentary red army about the unbeatable unit known as the russian five, has an interest in letting the camera roll a little longer than it needs to, with good reason. Red army, a documentary about legendary soviet hockey player. But it wasnt just any hockey team, it was cska moscow, the governmentrun red army hockey team, the most storied hockey team in russia. Its about learning the soviet way of hockey, particularly playing in. The film is directed by gabe polsky, who a few years ago made red army, a documentary about the soviets formidable hockey team that ruled the sport in the 1970s and 1980s. So begins red army, a new documentary about the soviet union and the grand sweep of. Aug 04, 2020 the director gabe polskys red penguins qualifies as a followup of sorts to his 2014 documentary red army, titled after a nickname for the soviet unions nearindomitable national. His books on hockey artistry were at fetisovs bedside as a. Read how ties to the miracle on ice, the dominating red army hockey machine, incredible skill and personal perseverance together with extraordinary leadership enabled the russian five to help bring the stanley cup to detroit in the late 1990s. Feb 06, 2015 the late, mostly unlamented soviet hockey coach, who died in november, will have his lowest moment dissected yet again in of miracles and men, an espn 30 for 30 documentary that premieres at 9. Gabe polskys documentary red army opens with the films main subject former nhl and soviet hockey great viacheslav slava fetisov giving the finger to polsky while checking his phone. In writerdirector gabe polskys red army, the character is slava fetisov, and the times are the twilight of the cold war.
Red army is a documentary about the russian ice hockey team, who achieved international fame during the cold war. Nov 14, 2014 gabe polskys documentary, red army, follows soviet hockey stars from olympic glory days to a second act with the national hockey league. From the ussr to russia, the film examines how sport mirrors social and cultural. For the russian red army team, however, the result was mass firings and a torturous training regime.
Red army documentary illuminates soviet perspective of the. Fun documentary revisits a wild collision of russian hockey and u. Red army director delves into soviet hockey legends. The film tells the story of the soviet union national ice hockey team through the eyes of.
Red army is a feature documentary about the soviet union and the most successful dynasty in sports history. Jan 16, 2015 red army, a documentary about legendary soviet hockey player slava fetisov and the other team in miracle by michael joseph gros s january 16, 2015 by alexander nemenovafpgetty images. Mar 20, 2018 read how ties to the miracle on ice, the dominating red army hockey machine, incredible skill and personal perseverance together with extraordinary leadership enabled the russian five to help bring the stanley cup to detroit in the late 1990s. Jan 22, 2015 the barbecue doesnt appear in red army, the kinetic and enthralling new documentary about the great soviet teams of the late 1970s and early 80s, but the film is a portal into the gretzkys. With jeff daniels, jim devellano, sergei fedorov, viacheslav fetisov. Next month, a documentary called red army will open the same weekend as the nhl allstar game. The soviet red army team would face the 2 time defending stanley cup champion philadelphia flyers in an ep. Red army documentary facts soviet union hockey trivia. Hockey captain slava fetisov and four other players form a nearly unbeatable unit known as the russian five, but their coachs brutal regimen leads fetisov and others to defect from the soviet.
May 16, 2014 cultures clash on and off the ice in gabe polskys documentary about the soviet unions dominance of ice hockey during the cold war, and its former stars place in modern russia. With the demise of communism came the end of the cold war, as soviet players began joining the national hockey league. Gabe polansky has made an entertaining and crowdpleasing documentary about the adventures of the soviet national icehockey team, talented players. Fascinating documentary about legendary soviet hockey team. Documentary film chronicling soviet red army hockey club to. As one of the interviewees in the film puts it, the team. May 23, 2019 the documentary, the russian five, traces the journey of five russian hockey players who helped transform the detroit red wings into stanley cup champions in 1997 and 1998, and another in 2002. Nov 11, 2014 gabe polskys red army, a very good documentary about the soviet hockey dynasty of the 1980s, reminds us of how difficult team chemistry is to achieve. Oct 08, 2015 so begins red army, a new documentary about the soviet union and the grand sweep of history.
Gabe polskys documentary, red army, follows soviet hockey stars. Told from the perspective of its captain slava fetisov, the. He mixes in some fantastic archival film footage from the 1970s and 80s, but the heart of everything here flows from the interviews with russian hockey legend vyacheslav fetisov, who is a vital and unique. Seated at the monitor is gabe polsky, the 35yearold director of red army, a documentary chronicling the central red army hockey team cska moscow, one of the most successful dynasties in professional sports. Aug 04, 2020 polskys feature documentary debut as director was 2014. Jan 29, 2015 red army is a feature documentary about the soviet union and the most successful dynasty in sports history. Fetisov, for those unfamiliar with hockey history, is among the greatest players ever, who captained the mighty soviet national team at the height of its world dominance in the 1980s. He captures some really interesting discoveries in the process. Red army, the rise and fall of a soviet hockey dynasty the new. Army is centered on vyacheslav slava fetisov, who, prior to the ussrs collapse, was the most celebrated hockey player in russia. Red army charts rise and fall of a soviet hockey team the new. Told from the perspective of its captain slava fetisov, the story portrays his transformation from national hero to political enemy. Red army tells the brutal and tragic story of the soviet hockey program.
Synopsis from oscar nominated and emmy awardwinning filmmakers, red army is a feature documentary about the soviet union and the most successful dynasty in sports history. The russians brought some imagination to the game of hockey. His books on hockey artistry were at fetisovs bedside as a child. Jan 20, 2015 seated at the monitor is gabe polsky, the 35yearold director of red army, a documentary chronicling the central red army hockey team cska moscow, one of the most successful dynasties in professional sports. Jun 16, 2014 slava fetisov was the captain of the red army team and is reckoned as one of the greatest ice hockey players of all time. Jan 23, 2015 red army covers an astonishing amount of ground ice. Jul 12, 2017 the hockey great and subject of the riveting documentary red army, about the legendary ussr hockey team, discusses u. Red army tells the brutal and tragic story of the soviet.
Miracle on ice told from soviet side the detroit news. Parents need to know that red army is a documentary directed by russian american gabe polsky about the soviet unions legendary national ice hockey team from the 70s and 80s. Jun 03, 2015 his research into russian hockey evolved into a documentary that blends sports, geopolitics, history, culture, and personal stories. It was known as cdsa with red army changed to soviet army from 1952 1954, as csk mo central sports club of the ministry of defense from 1955 1959, and acquired its current name in 1960. Documentary recounts rise and fall of russian hockey. High drama on and off the rink with hockey team the. This film sets out to tell the story of the most successful. Feb 27, 2015 the documentary red army about soviet era hockey arrives in san diego opening feb. Red army official trailer 2014 hockey documentary hd. Red army is a 2014 american russian documentary film directed, produced, and written by. Dec 10, 2014 hockey films, for whatever reason, often seem to be the bestmade and mostloved among sports fans.
He is the central figure in the doc, directed by gabe polsky. Another scroll and the computer monitor is overrun by hockey players. This stirring, crazy story a russian novel of tolstoyan sweep and. Red army tells the brutal and tragic story of the soviet hockey. Feb 19, 2015 fetisov is the most open and prominently featured of the players in red army, telling the story of how hockey made him happy despite growing up in a home without running water or toilets. Red army covers an astonishing amount of ground ice. Red army, the rise and fall of a soviet hockey dynasty. The upcoming universal documentary red penguins tells the story of how the pittsburgh penguins developed a partnership with a russian hockey team. Scott of the new york times called the film a stirring, crazy storya russian novel of tolstoyan sweep and goglesque absurdity. Red army is a 2014 americanrussian documentary film directed, produced, and written by. Red army is an inspiring true story about the cold war played out on the ice rink, and a man who stood up to a powerful system, paving the way for generations of russians. Jan 23, 2015 emotionally charged, viscerally exciting and consistently enlightening, gabe polsky s red army is a sports documentary like no other. More importantly, he is the author of the best hockey book thats out of print.
Its called the red machine, on the history of the soviet hockey. Red army hockey documentary a fascinating look at team. Gabe polsky on his hockey documentary red penguins, the. The whole reason the 1980 winter olympics miracle on ice is such a hallowed sports moment in this country is that our underdog team beat them. The russian five hockey documentary expanding to new markets.
The cold war played out on an ice rink in red army kpbs. Jan 16, 2020 the documentary red army traces the roots of one of the most dominant teams in russian hockey history. Mar 28, 2021 red army 2014 red army tells the story of the soviet union national ice hockey team through the eyes of team captain slava fetisov, focusing on the 1980 winter olympic games in lake placid. From oscar r nominated and emmy awardwinning filmmakers, red army examines the most successful dynasty in sports history. Red army is a 2014 american russian documentary film directed, produced, and written by gabe polsky, executive produced by jerry weintraub and werner herzog. A nhlstyle logo and event marketing came to russian hockey in 1993, with the pittsburgh penguins investment in the central red army team, which was renamed the russian penguins. In the late 1980s, the detroit red wings worked to finally break their decades long stanley cup drought by extracting players from the soviet union, and in the process, changed the way north american hockey is played. While in new york a few years ago promoting that film, he was. It premiered at the 2014 cannes film festival and was released in limited theaters by sony pictures classics on january 23, 2015. Star of hockey documentary red penguins lost a girl but.
Red army is a documentary about arguably the most dominant fiveman unit in the history of professional hockey the russian five defensemen alexei kasatonov and team captain slava fetisov, wings vladimir krutov and sergei makarov, and center igor larionov and their time on the soviet national hockey team under two vastly different head coaches. During the cold war the soviet union took sport very seriously and ice hockey was a particular favourite. Gabe polskys docufilm on us helping russian hockey is both funny and unbelievable. Jan 16, 2020 and its that upbringing, one that combined a passion for hockey with a developed curiosity in russian and soviet culture, which led him to direct the documentary red army, which explores one of. For the ice hockey players in the soviet unions red army team, it was obligatory to win. Polsky navigates how americans swooped in the scene following the soviet crash of the 90s to rebrand russias red army hockey team and create the short live red penguins. Red army soviet hockey movie sports illustrated story. Red army is a lively documentary about the famous soviet hockey. The club was founded in 1946 as cdka centralnyy dom krasnoy armii central house of the red army, referring to the army community centre in moscow.
Red army explores russian hockey during cold war wsj. Fetisov is the most open and prominently featured of the players in red army, telling the story of how hockey made him happy despite growing up in a home without running water or toilets. In a plot that looks like it could be lifted from a spy novel, the red wings. Gabe polsky, the director of the documentary red army, likes to say that his film is a hockey movie for people who dont care about hockey.
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