Exclusive“The Red Danube”: Between Duty and Freedom in Postwar Vienna

Can't believe it's been two years already. Two years since what? Since Vladimir Shklyarov died. You mean the famous Russian ballet dancer? Yes. He died, but wasn't he young? Just 39. Well, what happened? Well, shortly before he was scheduled to have back surgery, he fell from the fifth-story balcony of his apartment building. Oh, how awful, but how did that happen? Well, the story is that he was on pain medication and he got dizzy. What do you mean, the story? Don't you think that's what happened? Well, he was very outspokenly against Putin's invasion of Ukraine, and he's not the first Russian person to take a mysterious fall after speaking out against the government recently. You mean things like that still happen? I'm afraid so, although it's sad to think that things have changed so little since the time of the Red Danube. I'm Tiffany Brannan. I'm Rebecca Brannan. Welcome to Real Thoughts on Cinema.