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Soviet modernism

12 films · 2 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
Alles dreht sich, alles bewegt sich
Alles dreht sich, alles bewegt sich
1929 · Hans Richter
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
A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things
A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things
2024 · Mark Cousins
Eisenstein in Mexico
Eisenstein in Mexico
1933 · Sergei Eisenstein
Ivan’s Childhood
Ivan’s Childhood
1962 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Le Mystère Picasso
Le Mystère Picasso
1956 · Henri-Georges Clouzot
Le Train en marche
Le Train en marche
1971 · Chris Marker
My Lenin
My Lenin
1970 · Ritwik Ghatak
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky → Soviet Union

His films like Stalker and Solaris explore the spiritual and philosophical contradictions of Soviet technological ambition and modernist ideals.

Sergei Eisenstein → Soviet Union

A pioneer of Soviet montage cinema who visually embodied revolutionary modernism through films like Battleship Potemkin and October.

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