
Kino-Pravda No. 13: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow. A Film Poem Dedicated to the October Revolution
1922

Representation Score
Fair
1929
Director
Esfir Shub
Runtime
65 minutes
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Esfir Shub’s *Today* is a rhythmic visual essay that prioritizes the proletariat and the systemic reorganization of society. It challenges traditional gender roles and Western capitalist frameworks by centering the worker and the collective. However, the film's focus on the idealized, able-bodied laborer leaves no room for disability representation. Similarly, the ideological push for a unified class identity often submerges specific ethnic nuances under a broader Soviet framework. Ultimately, the work is a radical deconstruction of social hierarchies. While it lacks specific representation for LGBTQ+ identities or disability, its systemic approach to gender and culture is progressive for its era.
Category Breakdown
The film does not depict any LGBTQ+ identities or non-straight relationships. The focus remains on the collective labor force and socio-economic structures.
Shub disrupts traditional hierarchies by emphasizing women's mobilization in industrial and agricultural sectors. The montage highlights women's active participation in the labor force rather than domestic roles.
The visual composition captures a multi-ethnic tapestry of Soviet republics through the faces of the peasantry. These identities are framed through collective utility rather than individual ethnic nuance.
The film promotes a secular, state-driven industrialism that critiques Western economic models. It prioritizes the deconstruction of religious influence and old class hierarchies in favor of socialist production.
There is no significant portrayal of neurodivergence or physical disabilities. The thematic structure focuses on the idealized, able-bodied laborer as the primary engine of industrial progress.
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Official Synopsis
A visual composition of the world.

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