The Path to Life (Nikolai Ekk, 1931)
The Path to Life, alternately translated as The Road to Life, was the first Soviet sound film to be produced. The film focused on a contemporary problem, that of juvenile delinquency. Ekk cast actual delinquent children in the films, recalling Eisentein’s use of typage in his films. Nevertheless, it was formally and narratively straightforward and accessible and became very popular with audiences. However, it was violently attacked by the press upon its release, primarily for not making clear the link between social problems and the capitalist system.[1]
Director: Nikolai Ekk
Writers: Nikolai Ekk and Aleksandr Stolper
Cast: Nikolai Batalov, Yvan Kyrlya, Mikhail Dzhagofarov
Year: 1931
Production Company: Mezhrapbomfilm
Director: Nikolai Ekk
Writers: Nikolai Ekk and Aleksandr Stolper
Cast: Nikolai Batalov, Yvan Kyrlya, Mikhail Dzhagofarov
Year: 1931
Production Company: Mezhrapbomfilm
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[1] Peter Kenez. Cinema and Soviet society from the revolution to the death of Stalin. (London: I.B. Tauris, 2001) 108.