Homework Investigate one of the following examples of 1920s Soviet Cinema Prepare a short presentation on which you outline: Director and year Plot Comparisons or contrasts to other contemporary films Key features of use of montage or constructivism Any critical analysis
The Extraordinary Adventures of Mr West in the Land of the Bolsheviks -Lev Kuleshov, 1924 Earth - Alexander Dovzhenko, 1930 By the Law - Lev Kuleshov, 1926 The House on Trubnaya (The House on Trubnaya Street) - Boris Barnet, 1928 Arsenal - Alexander Dovzhenko, 1927 Storm Over Asia, (AKA The Heir of Genghis Khan) - Vsevelod Pudovkin, 1928 The End of St Petersburg - Vsevelod Pudovkin, 1927 Stride, Soviet – Dziga Vertov, 1926 The Fall of the Romanov Dynasty - Esfir (or Esther) Shub, 1927 Salt for Svanetia – Mikhail Kalatozov, 1930 Turksib – Victor Turin, 1929 Aelita, Queen of Mars – Yakov Protazanov, 1924