Format:
[DVD] (69 Min.)
,
s/w
,
dolby digital 2.0 ; Stummfilm
Series Statement:
Landmarks of Early Soviet Film
Uniform Title:
Shagai, sovet!
Content:
In 1925, the city council was up for re-election and commissioned Vertov to make a film for them. Clearly, they expected some kind of propaganda piece; instead they got a provocative, highly innovative work that reflects on one of Vertov's favorite themes, the "humanization of machines" vs. the "mechanization of humanity". Not surprisingly, after suggesting an enormous range of cuts and additions, the authorities refused to show the film. [www.seagullfilms.com]
Content:
What began as a commission by the sitting Moscow Soviet for a promotional movie, one which would show all the good things the Soviet had done for its city, was transformed by Vertov into something else entirely: a film experiment, an emotional film - anything but a picture that would help the Mossovet be reelected. In the end, the Mossovet refused to recognize "Stride, Soviet!", and it was largely boycotted by film theaters. One can imagine the distress authorities must have felt when they saw what had been made of their election rally. No people are seen, just buses, cars, and various other vehicles gathered in the square to listen to the loudspeaker: one mechanical device talking to other mechanical devices about weapons and tools. [hcl.harvard.edu]
Note:
Stummfilm mit russ. Zwischentiteln / UT: engl.
Language:
Undetermined
Keywords:
DVD-Video
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