East/West (Est/Ouest)
Reviewed in Issue 44 (Dec 2000) of Widescreen Review
| Studio | Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment |
| Catalog Number | 05077 |
| MPAA Rating | PG13 |
| Rating Reason | Rated PG-13 for violence and brief sensuality. |
| Retail Price | $29.95 |
| DVD Type | Single Side, Dual Layer (DVD9) |
| Running Time | 125 |
| Release Date | 10/03/00 |
| Theatrical Year | 1999 |
| Genre | Drama |
| Director | Regis Warginer |
| Screenplay | Subscribers only |
| Story | Subscribers only |
| Music | Subscribers only |
| Cinematography | Subscribers only |
| Stars | Sandrine Bonnaire, Oleg Menchikov, Serguei Bodrow Jr & Catherine Deneuve |
| Aspect Ratio | Subscribers only |
| Measured Ratio | Subscribers only |
| DVD Soundtrack | Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround Dolby Digital 5.1 |
| Subtitles | Subscribers only |
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Subscribe FreeThe year after the end of World War II, Stalin announced that any Russians exiles would be welcomed back into the Soviet Union. Among the thousands who chose to return were a young Russian doctor (Menchikov), his French wife Marie (Bonnaire), and their young son, Sergi. Only The Motherland is not at all as it once was, and while her husband becomes accustomed to the new system, Marie is frightened and unhappy and her desire to leave the Soviet Union grows stronger every day. There may be hope with the help of Gabrielle (Deneuve), a French actress, but will she leave her husband and son behind? East/West is an engrossing film that was a nominee for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar
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