Zvenigora (Aleksandr Dovzhenko, 1928)
The first part of Dovzhenko’s Ukraine film trilogy, Zvenigora, like Arsenal (1929) and Earth (1930), deals with the Ukrainian countryside in the midst of industrialization in a lyrical manner. A young man, Timosh, is told of some hidden gold by his grandfather, and embarks into the countryside to find it. The name comes from the traditional name of the Ukrainian steppe, and is a hint to the film’s combination of local folklore with the new political ideology. This combination culminates with the presentation of the October Revolution as the outcome of Ukrainian history.[1]
Director: Aleksandr Dovzhenko
Writers: Aleksandr Dovzhenko, Mikhail Ioganson, Yuri Tyutyunik
Cast: Georgi Astafyev, Nikoali Nademsky, Vladimir Uralsky
Year: 1928
Production Company: VUFKU
Director: Aleksandr Dovzhenko
Writers: Aleksandr Dovzhenko, Mikhail Ioganson, Yuri Tyutyunik
Cast: Georgi Astafyev, Nikoali Nademsky, Vladimir Uralsky
Year: 1928
Production Company: VUFKU
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[1] David C. Gillespie. Early Soviet Cinema: Innovation, Ideology and Propaganda (London: Wallflower Press, 2000) 80.