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Earth (1930) - Alexander Dovzhenko - Clip 1

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10 years ago on 1 September 2013 11:44

Earth (1930) - Alexander Dovzhenko
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Earth is about death and transfiguration. A tale of generations, it begins with the death of a grandfather (Nikolai Nademsky - Zvenigora) in an orchard, surrounded by his family and loved ones. This peaceful death gives way to a tumultuous present for his son Opanas and grandson Vasily (Semyon Svashenko). Kulaks, a class of wealthy landowners, begin appropriating the land of unbounded farmers. Influenced by communism, Vasily leads a youth movement to form collectivized farming in Ukraine, coming in conflict with his rival Khoma (Pyotr Masokha). In its embrace of death as a process of change, Earth endows a spiritual vision on the end of a way of life.

Since its release, Earth has remained Alexander Dovzhenko's most famous work. Its overwhelming visual beauty and complex editing convey a sensual celebration of life. A vital influence on the films of Andrei Tarkovsky, Earth is regarded as one of the greatest films ever made - featured on the list of ten greatest films at the Brussels World Fair and Time Out Magazine's 100 greatest films of the 20th Century.

A stunning achievement by turns beautiful, poignant and silently subversive -- Film4

The astonishingly beautiful Earth is unlike anything else in movies -- Village Voice

Incontestably one of the greatest of all Soviet films -- Chicago Reader

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