Now it can be told. The erotic film "Emmanuelle" helped end the Cold War. That's one tasty tidbit from Disco and Atomic War, a subversively funny documentary.
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Village Voice
Village Voice
If another contemporary nonfiction film makes a better case for the still-controversial tactic of blending scripted scenes into factual footage, I haven't seen it.
Disco and Atomic War describes propaganda battles between the Soviet Union and the West, with Estonian Communist officials charged to gain the upper hand, but they were helpless amid the onslaught.
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New York Daily NewsJoe Neumaier
New York Daily NewsJoe Neumaier
Director Jaak Kilmi's remembrance of growing up under Soviet rule never tries to be anything more than a curiosity.