(1930, Dir. Alexander Dovzhenko)
In Short: A grandfather dies. Some communism happens. Sunflowers. A tractor that's a big deal. A guy named Basil dies? Fruit? If you couldn't tell, I was a little lost as far as the plot of this film went. But boy was it gorgeous! The imagery is amazing. The parallels between the grandfather who dies sitting on the blanket and the baby sitting on the blanket eating fruit were really affecting. The scenery is just dazzling--all the sunflower stuff was beautiful. Just the beauty and positive imagery with the pro-communist message is what makes it useful propaganda. Despite the story being totally lost on me, I did sort of enjoy this movie. The cinematography looks great and there were even some moments of real, affecting emotion from the characters. This is pretty good stuff! 6.5/10 pears.
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