Peggy Finston

The story is compelling in how it's told. The four actors together bring life to our struggle for freedom. We yearn for it. But are we willing to let go of all we know to own it? The dancing becomes a mesmerizing portrayal of how repression, either externally or self-inflicted can shut down our soul. The two men find a space to blend their dancing and create a bridge between them. Both women in some ways speak to the conservative side of this conflict. Neither is ready to loose all their lives are about for some abstract notion. They see that freedom is not free. While the Soviets play the role of aggressors here, so often the struggle is within ourselves. I've seen this movie at least four times in the past 35 years. Each time the story casts a passionate spell over me. I am there, with them, with my feet bouncing to their to their dancing. Very few movies speak to me this powerfully over decades. Peggy Finston MD