The Soviet Influence: From Turksib to Night Mail (DVD + Blu-ray) [1929] (Import)

Import zonder Nederlandse ondertiteling! Wel Engels ondertiteld. In the early 1930s, Soviet propaganda films profoundly influenced the emerging luminaries of the British documentary film movement, shaping their ideas about film as an art form. In this specially curated edition, Viktor Turin's 1929 classic about the building of the Turkestan-Siberian railway, Turksib, is presented here alongside a number of key British documentaries including the celebrated Night Mail - all of which were made in the wake of Turksib by filmmakers whose debt to the film is very much in evidence. •All films presented in both High Definition and Standard Definition. •Turksib presented in the 1930 John Grierson version, with a newly commissioned score by Guy Bartell (Bronnt Industries Kapital). •The Workers' Topical News No.1 (1930, 5 mins, silent): newsreel shown at. •Turkib s British premiere. •Australian Wines (Paul Rotha, 1931, 3 mins, silent): lively promotional film employing Soviet-style montage and titles. •Shadow on the Mountains (Arthur Elton, 1931, 20 mins, silent): lyrical film about farming, with expressive titles and cinematography. •The Country Comes to Town (Basil Wright, 1933, 22 mins): a celebration of the importance of the British countryside. •The Face of Britain (Paul Rotha 1935, 19 mins): a passionate and ambitious appeal for socialist planning. •Night Mail (Harry Watt, Basil Wright, 1936, 23 mins): the critically acclaimed classic about the Travelling Post Office. •Newly composed scores by Neil Thomas for the silent British films. •Fully Illustrated booklet with a major new essay by Henry K miller, charting the Soviet influence on British. |documentary film

The Soviet Influence: From Turksib to Nightmail - Dual Format Editie

The small number of Russian films which were shown in Britain in the late 1920s and early 1930s excited the attention of British filmmakers and writers, and played a central role in developing ideas about film as an art-form. In particular this influence was felt in the British documentary film work of such key figures as John Grierson and Paul Rotha. This unique and fascinating release explores this influence through the formal and thematic relationships between Viktor Turin's extraordinary, yet little-seen, silent documentary Turksib (1929), and a number of British documentary films, including the celebrated Night Mail (1936). Extra Features: Dual Format Edition: includes both the Blu-ray and the DVD of the film and the extras. Workers Topical News Parts 1 and 2 (1930, 10 mins): the newsreels shown at Turksib's Britsh premiere Australian Wine (Paul Rotha, 1931): charming and lively promotional film employing Soviet-style montage. The Country Comes to Town (Basil Wright, 1931): a celebration of the importance of the British countryside. Shadow on the Mountains (Arthur Elton, 1932): expressive titles and cinematography are deployed in this lyrical film about farming. The Face of Britain (Paul Rotha, 1935): a passionate and ambitious appeal for socialist planning Night Mail (Harry Watt, Basil Wright, 1936): justly celebrated, this seminal film applies the aesthetic lessons of Soviet cinema to a very British tale.

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The Soviet Influence: From Turksib to Night Mail (DVD + Blu-ray) [1929] (Import)

Import zonder Nederlandse ondertiteling! Wel Engels ondertiteld. In the early 1930s, Soviet propaganda films profoundly influenced the emerging luminaries of the British documentary film movement, shaping their ideas about film as an art form. In this specially curated edition, Viktor Turin's 1929 classic about the building of the Turkestan-Siberian railway, Turksib, is presented here alongside a number of key British documentaries including the celebrated Night Mail - all of which were made in the wake of Turksib by filmmakers whose debt to the film is very much in evidence. •All films presented in both High Definition and Standard Definition. •Turksib presented in the 1930 John Grierson version, with a newly commissioned score by Guy Bartell (Bronnt Industries Kapital). •The Workers' Topical News No.1 (1930, 5 mins, silent): newsreel shown at. •Turkib s British premiere. •Australian Wines (Paul Rotha, 1931, 3 mins, silent): lively promotional film employing Soviet-style montage and titles. •Shadow on the Mountains (Arthur Elton, 1931, 20 mins, silent): lyrical film about farming, with expressive titles and cinematography. •The Country Comes to Town (Basil Wright, 1933, 22 mins): a celebration of the importance of the British countryside. •The Face of Britain (Paul Rotha 1935, 19 mins): a passionate and ambitious appeal for socialist planning. •Night Mail (Harry Watt, Basil Wright, 1936, 23 mins): the critically acclaimed classic about the Travelling Post Office. •Newly composed scores by Neil Thomas for the silent British films. •Fully Illustrated booklet with a major new essay by Henry K miller, charting the Soviet influence on British. |documentary film

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