THEME EXPLORATION

Soviet modernism

17 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Kino-Pravda No. 21: Lenin Kino-Pravda. A Film Poem About Lenin
Kino-Pravda No. 21: Lenin Kino-Pravda. A Film Poem About Lenin
1925 · Dziga Vertov
Alles dreht sich, alles bewegt sich
Alles dreht sich, alles bewegt sich
1929 · Hans Richter
Earth
Earth
1930 · Alexander Dovzhenko
Nachrichten aus der ideologischen Antike – Marx/Eisenstein/Das Kapital
Nachrichten aus der ideologischen Antike – Marx/Eisenstein/Das Kapital
2008 · Alexander Kluge
Ashes and Diamonds
Ashes and Diamonds
1958 · Andrzej Wajda
Leviathan
Leviathan
2014 · Andrey Zvyagintsev
A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things
A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things
2024 · Mark Cousins
Le Mystère Picasso
Le Mystère Picasso
1956 · Henri-Georges Clouzot
Le Train en marche
Le Train en marche
1971 · Chris Marker
My Lenin
My Lenin
1970 · Ritwik Ghatak
Storstrøm Bridge
Storstrøm Bridge
1950 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
American 30’s Song
American 30’s Song
1969 · Stan Brakhage
And at Last
And at Last
1963 · Mrinal Sen
Brasilia, Contradictions of a New City
Brasilia, Contradictions of a New City
1968 · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
Comrade X
Comrade X
1940 · King Vidor
Experimental Film
Experimental Film
1963 · Arthur Lipsett
Born American
Born American
1986 · Renny Harlin
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His films like Mirror and Stalker explore the spiritual and philosophical dimensions of Soviet modernity through long takes and meditative visual poetry.

 Elem Klimov Soviet Union

Come and See and Farewell exemplify Soviet modernist cinema through experimental narrative structures and visceral examinations of Soviet reality.

 Sergei Parajanov Soviet Union

His visually audacious films like The Color of Pomegranates revolutionized Soviet cinema by blending modernist aesthetics with deeply personal cultural mythology.