Originally neglected because of its release at the end of the silent era, THE GENERAL LINE was Sergei Eisensteins only completed film to deal with a contemporary subject. This film is a testament to Eisensteins brilliance. While typical of his work, THE GENERAL LINE continues to amaze to this day. Eisensteins use of montage and editing helped to revolutionise cinema and helped secure Russia as a leader in the late Silent Era.
Focusing on a peasant woman and her attempts to fight greed and superstition, the film depicts the mechanization and collectivization of a farm. Using his signature montages of brief, graphically insistent images, Eisenstein creates visual drama from economic policy in sequences as unlikely but compelling as the introduction of the cream separators and the 'dance' of the tractors.
Taras Bujewski
1997| large orchestra | |||
stafflist 3.0.3.3 – 4.3.3.1 – 5perc.piano.harp.cel - strings (12.10.8.6.5) |
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Duration 131 |
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