They do have English subtitles.
I've only watched Russian Symphony and Solo so far from the restorations, but both looked great!
jmj713 wrote: ↑Tue Aug 22, 2023 8:36 pmApparently there is an HD version of Dead Man's Letters? https://kion.ru/video/movie/637578391Yakushima wrote: ↑Sun May 08, 2022 1:29 amjmj713, I very enthusiastically second more exposure to the titles you mentioned - City Zero, Dead Man's Letters, Kin-Dza-Dza and Per Aspera Ad Astra.
I was happy to hear about the upcoming Blu-ray of City Zero. Kin-Dza-Dza already has stellar Blu-ray editions in Japan and Germany (although not English-friendly). A restoration of Per Aspera Ad Astra was famously botched by the director's son. That "restored" version should be avoided like a plague. There were rumors of the original version been also restored and shown in UK in 2019.
The other dystopian Russian films I can recommend (although from a slightly later period) are Barabaniada (Drumroll) (1993) by Sergei Ovcharov, Okno v Parizh (Window to Paris) (1993) and Bakenbardy (Sideburns) (1990) by Yuri Mamin, and Okraina (Outskirts) (1998) by Pyotr Lutsik.
Was this actually restored?