In the peaceful countryside, Vassily (Semyon Svashenko) opposes the rich kulaks over the coming of collective farming.
This film is often cited alongside Eisenstein's "The Battleship Potemkin" (1925) as one of the most important films of the Soviet era. C. A. Lejeune praised the film's main section, saying that it "contains perhaps more understanding of pure beauty in cinema, more validity of relation in moving image, than any ten minutes of production yet known to the screen."
Indeed, what makes this film great is its simplicity. Each shot is focused on a face or an action without any attempts to have too long of a length between cuts. This creates a sense of the image rather than a moving picture... still telling a story, but done with each piece rather than the aggregate.
This film is often cited alongside Eisenstein's "The Battleship Potemkin" (1925) as one of the most important films of the Soviet era. C. A. Lejeune praised the film's main section, saying that it "contains perhaps more understanding of pure beauty in cinema, more validity of relation in moving image, than any ten minutes of production yet known to the screen."
Indeed, what makes this film great is its simplicity. Each shot is focused on a face or an action without any attempts to have too long of a length between cuts. This creates a sense of the image rather than a moving picture... still telling a story, but done with each piece rather than the aggregate.