THEME EXPLORATION

Soviet modernization

12 films · 2 directors

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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
The General Line
The General Line
1929 · Sergei Eisenstein
Ashes and Diamonds
Ashes and Diamonds
1958 · Andrzej Wajda
Nachrichten aus der ideologischen Antike – Marx/Eisenstein/Das Kapital
Nachrichten aus der ideologischen Antike – Marx/Eisenstein/Das Kapital
2008 · Alexander Kluge
The Last Samurai
The Last Samurai
2003 · Edward Zwick
Leviathan
Leviathan
2014 · Andrey Zvyagintsev
24 City
24 City
2008 · Jia Zhangke
Broads
Broads
1989 · Christian Petzold
Dracula
Dracula
2026 · Radu Jude
Death to the Invader
Death to the Invader
1961 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Ivan’s Childhood
Ivan’s Childhood
1962 · Andrei Tarkovsky
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Elem Klimov Soviet Union/Russia

His works examine the human cost and contradictions of Soviet modernization, particularly in 'Come and See' and 'Farewell' which explore technological progress against cultural and spiritual displacement.

 Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union/Russia

His philosophical films like 'Stalker' and 'The Mirror' interrogate the ideology and existential implications of Soviet modernity, progress, and technological advancement through poetic visual language.