Strike (1925)
In Russia's factory region during Czarist rule, there's restlessness and strike planning among workers; management brings in spies and external agents... (imdb)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Sergei M. Eisenstein
Written By: Sergei M. Eisenstein, Grigori Aleksandrov
Starring: Grigori Aleksandrov, Aleksandr Antonov, Ivan Klyukvin, Mikhail Gomorov, I. Ivanov, Yudif Glizer
Genre: Drama
AKA: Stachka
Country: Soviet Union
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Strike belongs to 37 collections
1. 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (collaborative: moderated by kozan26 - 233 stars)
2. Features under 91 minutes (collaborative: moderated by epiphany - 56 stars)
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MartinTeller | 90 94th |
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Pretty amazing. Lots of techniques and imagery that I was stunned to see in a 1925 film. Very poetic and stunning, with a great eye for composition and timing. There's even some humor. They're not kneeslapping gags or anything, but at least he tried. Of course, the story is pure propaganda (not that I object to a pro-union sentiment one bit), but it's told very well and with a few surprises. It's really exciting stuff. I haven't seen a ton of Soviet silent films but this ranks way up there.
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Jeb | 90 79th |
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A pretty amazing propanganda with lots of cool techniques and stunning photography along with imagery that you would never expect to be in a 1920s film. The last chapter I must say is a little bit too realistic and brutal for my taste but still satisfying at best.
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PeaceAnarchy | 92 97th |
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This may be a propaganda film, but it's so much more. Eisenstein's cinematography is excellent and it's used effectively to tell an interesting and well paced story about one factory's revolt in the build up to the Russian revolution. The casting is also impressive in the way the character's looks symbolize their place in society.
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Farzan | 86 84th |
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I would never have thought I would see this kind of camerawork, and also this type of brutality in a film from 1925. Strike is truly a staggering achievement. Some shocking scenes really make this film something to behold, but one of the most brutal things I have ever seen, and it seems a lot of you agree, is the liquidation scene at the end. A fantastic picture.
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westknife | 63 33rd |
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Good cinematography and shit, but horribly boring story with no characters and a slow pace. For film buffs only
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torontodog | 90 94th |
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Communist propaganda at it's very best!
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Optimus_mike | 85 80th |
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Oh soviet cinema, how heavy handed you are. The Liquidation Scene holds up remarkably well by today's standards.
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pmcinern | 40 8th |
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Eisenstein seems to care more about the idea of The Workers than he does with the workers themselves. As always, he can put together some arousing montage, but the effect is lost when the characters who comprise the movies are not people, but vessels for a conversation the director is having with himself. Vertov seems to share similar ideals with Eisenstein, and not only runs circles around Eisenstein's film language tinkering, but also breathes life into his rooks and pawns.
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| Average Percentile 68.74% from 500 Ratings |  |