(Flash Review)
This is a political power struggle war film around a political uprising in Russia during 1917 which I will avoid regurgitating the historical details of as I'll probably get them wrong as it took some brain power to figure everything out in an old silent film. Ha. Anyway, this echoes many cinematic themes of the more famous Battle of Potemkin (1926). The shot framing was full of great diagonals and great use of black and white contrasts. Probably influenced by the Russian Constructivism art movement that began in 1913. More of a fill geek film to watch these days.
This is a political power struggle war film around a political uprising in Russia during 1917 which I will avoid regurgitating the historical details of as I'll probably get them wrong as it took some brain power to figure everything out in an old silent film. Ha. Anyway, this echoes many cinematic themes of the more famous Battle of Potemkin (1926). The shot framing was full of great diagonals and great use of black and white contrasts. Probably influenced by the Russian Constructivism art movement that began in 1913. More of a fill geek film to watch these days.