Zemlya (Earth)
Oleksandr Dovzjhenko / SUHH, 1930 / 84 min.
Oleksandr Dovzhenko’s 1930 classic is a lyrical ode to life in the fertile Ukrainian countryside and a call for collectivism, and agriculture according to socialist principles. Nevertheless, the Soviet authorities took umbrage with Dovzjhenko’s cinematographic masterpiece.
In a farming community, the new age dawns in the shape of a tractor. A young farmer called Vasily and a rich farmer’s son, the kulak Khoma, come into conflict when Vasily mows down the boundaries between the fields and this leads to him being killed. Socialist justice triumphs however as Khoma discovers when Vasily’s farming friends embrace collectivism.
The film will be accompanied live by Martin de Ruiter (piano)
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Director
Oleksandr Dovzjhenko
Production year
1930
Country
SUHH
Original title
Zemlya (Earth)
Length
84 min.
Language
live music
Subtitles
ENG
Format
DCP
Part of
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