Movies

Chelovek Amfibiya (Amphibian Man) - 1962: Soviet science-fantasy romantic melodrama, which I assume was filmed in Cuba. Boy meets girl in mid-shark-attack, but the boy is the silver-clad amphibian man, having been implanted with gills by his scientist father to rectify a lung ailment. Much of the appeal of the love story is in the charismatic and charming leads, Anastasiya Vertinskaya and Vladimir Koronev, with Mikhail Kozakov as villain. I'm sure the exotic and colorful locales helped to make it a huge sensation in the USSR when it was released. Very well-produced with great modern sets in the scientist's lab. More for education than entertainment at this point in history, but fairly enjoyable. Putting Vertinskaya in a bathing suit that becomes transparent when wet was a wise choice. 6/10

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