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Soviet Union

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Kino-Pravda No. 21: Lenin Kino-Pravda. A Film Poem About Lenin
Kino-Pravda No. 21: Lenin Kino-Pravda. A Film Poem About Lenin
1925 · Dziga Vertov
Earth
Earth
1930 · Alexander Dovzhenko
Nachrichten aus der ideologischen Antike – Marx/Eisenstein/Das Kapital
Nachrichten aus der ideologischen Antike – Marx/Eisenstein/Das Kapital
2008 · Alexander Kluge
Ashes and Diamonds
Ashes and Diamonds
1958 · Andrzej Wajda
Leviathan
Leviathan
2014 · Andrey Zvyagintsev
Blue Collar
Blue Collar
1978 · Paul Schrader
Bread and Roses
Bread and Roses
2000 · Ken Loach
Eisenstein in Mexico
Eisenstein in Mexico
1933 · Sergei Eisenstein
Ivan’s Childhood
Ivan’s Childhood
1962 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Le Train en marche
Le Train en marche
1971 · Chris Marker
My Lenin
My Lenin
1970 · Ritwik Ghatak
Blood Money
Blood Money
1974 · Antonio Margheriti
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky → Soviet Union

His philosophical films like 'Mirror' and 'Stalker' deeply explore Soviet existence, memory, and the human condition within the USSR's spiritual and political landscape.

Sergei Eisenstein → Soviet Union

Pioneer of Soviet montage cinema whose works like 'Battleship Potemkin' and 'October' are foundational to understanding revolutionary ideology and Soviet artistic innovation.

Elem Klimov → Soviet Union

His unflinching films like 'Come and See' and 'Agoniya' confront the brutal realities of Soviet history, war, and power through visceral, uncompromising storytelling.

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