Examines the golden age of cinema in Russia in the 1920’s by presenting excerpts from masterworks of Eisenstein, Pudovkin and Dovzhenko by film critic Richard Schickel. Explains why the 1920’s was a productive time for cinema in general.
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ACMI Identifier
320238
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → DovaShenko, Oleksandr, 1894-1956
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Eisenstein, Sergei, 1898-1948
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Film criticism
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion picture industry - Soviet Union
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - Excerpts
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - Soviet Union - History
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Pudovkin, V. I. (Vsevolod Illarionovich), 1893-1953
Documentary → Documentary films - Soviet Union
History → Soviet Union - History
People → DovaShenko, Oleksandr, 1894-1956
People → Eisenstein, Sergei, 1898-1948
People → Pudovkin, V. I. (Vsevolod Illarionovich), 1893-1953
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)