Vodka (Original title)Vodka - A Russian Fairytale (Alternative title)
Date: 09 September 2000 (Television)Country: United KingdomDirector: Angus Macqueen, Liana Pomerantsev
Synopsis: Documentary exploring Russia's relationship with vodka with vodka historian Professor William Pokhlobkin, which discusses how the drink is seen as both a "blessed liquid" and a "poison". It also reveals the impact that the establishing of a free market in vodka production had on the life expectancy of the Russian male and asks the question "is modern Russia drinking itself to death".
Subjects: Vodka, Russia
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TV Transmissions
Date: 09 September 2000Broadcast channel: Channel FourCountry: United KingdomTransmission time: 19:45-21:00Runtime: 74 mins 30 secs - Network - Language: English - Colour - Sound - Stereo
Title: Dox reviewsAuthor: ISIEMINE, Leo Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
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Description: MKVDuration: 01:04:27 minutesFFV1 v3 - BFI identifier: N-3648357
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Description: Digital BetacamDuration: 74.27 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALTX date: 2000-09-09BFI identifier: C-1104279
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Date: 09 September 2000 (Television)Country: United KingdomDirector: Angus Macqueen, Liana Pomerantsev
Synopsis: Documentary exploring Russia's relationship with vodka with vodka historian Professor William Pokhlobkin, which discusses how the drink is seen as both a "blessed liquid" and a "poison". It also reveals the impact that the establishing of a free market in vodka production had on the life expectancy of the Russian male and asks the question "is modern Russia drinking itself to death".
Subjects: Vodka, Russia
Series title:
TV Transmissions
Date: 09 September 2000Broadcast channel: Channel FourCountry: United KingdomTransmission time: 19:45-21:00Runtime: 74 mins 30 secs - Network - Language: English - Colour - Sound - Stereo
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Production Company: October Films
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In: Dox: Documentary Film Quarterly n33 February 2001 Page: 22Title: Dox reviewsAuthor: ISIEMINE, Leo Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(2)
Digital materials(1)
Description: MKVDuration: 01:04:27 minutesFFV1 v3 - BFI identifier: N-3648357
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Video materials(1)
Description: Digital BetacamDuration: 74.27 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALTX date: 2000-09-09BFI identifier: C-1104279
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape