Двое в степи (1962)

A work of interesting rarity, it escapes the conventional rhythm and formal stylistic structure that was common and current; as if conceived or, at times at least filmed by an amateur, or by someone who does not frequent other Soviet cinematographers in vogue and therefore is not contaminated by scenographic clichés; The war is fierce, it is actually going backwards, and while Chelnokov and Sinyaev must keep the radio working, Sergey Agarkov searches throughout a spooky night among the lights of projectiles to fulfill his mission, at full gallop he searches for the Mitrofanov farm and Soon, as in a nightmare, he falls off his horse and an almost surreal scenario will take place, like a sleepwalker trying to recover his horse and the steppe is quieter than the Gobi. He was unable to complete his mission and his superiors reprimanded him for his irresponsibility. It was useless to explain to them that he did the inhuman thing to find his way through the night to accomplish it: "You are a false officer," they told him. Due to his ineptitude, he is sentenced to death and assigned to the reserved and quiet guard Dzurabaev. Buddhists call karma the energy of the universe against which no one can oppose and which must be fulfilled invariably; Well, Agarkov's karma was such that the bombings and sudden changes in the course of the war meant that he and Dzurabaev had to escape, as the voice-over says at the end "two shadows, one long and the other short in the steppe.." ; Karma does not miss the unjust verdict against Agarkov, which in any case, the same ones who imposed it, cancel or eliminate it after a long journey after escaping from the Germans, covering trenches with corn husks and following a Sagom march With other detachments, Agarkov ends up demonstrating his value and Ukrainian importance to his people, although Dzurabaev falls ill and dies; His last words were "don't let our dogs fall into the hands of the Germans." I miss destiny, karma or the endless luck that runs out for those who would least have imagined saying goodbye to the world.