I was going to place this movie in the entertainment part of the triangle. Then, it ended.
Aside from the early parts of the movie where she flees the United States, it seemed relatively low key politically. All of a sudden it was infused with a whole lot of propaganda all at once, culminating in a parade.
The thing I find interesting about watching these movies with Soviet progaganda is that the promises they deliver are similar to things that our government promises us: happiness, freedom, life, and open minds. Especially in this movie, the acceptance of others is strongly encouraged, similar to our ideas of equality. In reality, both countries at this particular point in time were not very open minded at all. Jim Crow laws still existed in the South and the USSR required passports stating your ethnicity. Once again, the movie was showcasing an ideal situation as opposed to a realistic situation.
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Right--such expressions of tolerance have always been more a part of the ideal rather than the actual norm.
And I agree with you that this film's propaganda tends to come down at the end as a deluge--whereas many other films (such as Chapaev) tend to sprinkle their messages in a drizzle-like fashion throughout the entirety of the film.
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