Dziga VERTOV
Дзига ВЕРТОВ
Dziga VERTOV
USSR, 1925, 15.47mn 
Black and white, silent, documentary
Kinopravda 22
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Киноправда 22

 

 Kinopravda 22

 Kinopravda 22

 
Directed by : Dziga VERTOV (Дзига ВЕРТОВ)
Cinematography : Ivan BELIAKOV (Иван БЕЛЯКОВ), Mikhail KAUFMAN (Михаил КАУФМАН), Aleksandr LEMBERG (Александр ЛЕМБЕРГ)
Editing : Dziga VERTOV (Дзига ВЕРТОВ)
Companies : Goskino
Release Date in Russia : 13/03/1925
 

Plot synopsis
Memorial meeting a year after Lenin’s death. Peasants giving speeches, manifestations on the streets, visits to Mausoleum. Krupskaia's speech. Peasant masses on the streets, on Red Square. Peasants arrive in Moscow, railway station, arriving peasants go to the dormitory. Canteen, lunch is served, people eating. A peasant woman giving a speech about the transformations in her village. Red square, soldiers visit the mausoleum. Changing of the guard. Peasant delegation visiting various sights of Moscow. Further meetings, Iaroslavskii talks. Other speeches, including some predicting colonial uprisings with scenes from various African countries and India. More meetings. Orchestra plays.