The General Line

1929

Drama

2h 1m

This is Eisenstein's only completed film about a contemporary subject. It depicts the mechanization and collectivization of a farm, focusing on a peasant woman fighting greed and superstition. It contains several striking examples of Eisenstein's montage technique. (ihffilm.com)

Directed by:

Grigori Aleksandrov

Sergei M. Eisenstein

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Written by:

Grigori Aleksandrov

Sergei M. Eisenstein

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Starring:

Marfa Lapkina M. Ivanin Konstantin Vasilyev Vasili Buzenkov Nejnikov Chukamaryev

Genre:

Drama

AKAs:

Old and New, Staroye i novoye

Country:

Soviet Union

Language:

None

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1929

Drama

2h 1m

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JPFerguson

Rated 10 May 2022

What's better than one prize bull ? Many prize bulls. But nothing beats a tractor in the case of Soviet communal farming. This docudrama could almost work as a feature-length advertisement for Massey Ferguson!

Rated 10 May 2022

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