Kino-Pravda No. 22: Lenin Is Alive in the Heart of the Peasant. A Film Story
1925
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Kino-Pravda No. 21: Lenin Kino-Pravda. A Film Poem About Lenin
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4.3/10
Fair
1925
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Dziga Vertov
Runtime
33 minutes
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Dziga Vertov’s documentary newsreel constructs a revolutionary narrative by prioritizing class identity over traditional social structures. It challenges patriarchal norms by highlighting women’s active roles in the industrial and political movements. However, the film excludes LGBTQ+ identities and disability representation, focusing instead on an idealized, productive proletariat. Its approach to ethnicity is monolithic, emphasizing a unified working class identity over specific cultural diversity. Ultimately, the film’s strength lies in its critique of Western institutions and promotion of anti-capitalist frameworks, providing a progressive narrative for its time.
Category Breakdown
Does Kino-Pravda No. 21: Lenin Kino-Pravda. A Film Poem About Lenin have LGBTQ+ representation?
The film does not depict any LGBTQ+ identities or non-cisgender gender expressions. Instead, it focuses on the collective working class and the political legacy of Lenin.
How does Kino-Pravda No. 21: Lenin Kino-Pravda. A Film Poem About Lenin portray gender?
Women are shown as active participants in the Soviet social order, particularly within the industrial workforce and the revolutionary struggle, rather than being confined to domestic roles.
How racially and ethnically diverse is Kino-Pravda No. 21: Lenin Kino-Pravda. A Film Poem About Lenin?
The film emphasizes a unified working class over individual ethnic distinctions, promoting political solidarity among workers. However, it lacks nuanced depictions of specific ethnic groups.
How does Kino-Pravda No. 21: Lenin Kino-Pravda. A Film Poem About Lenin represent religion and culture?
The work critiques Western monarchical and capitalist systems, emphasizing secularism and historical materialism. Religious institutions are portrayed as remnants of an oppressive past.
Does Kino-Pravda No. 21: Lenin Kino-Pravda. A Film Poem About Lenin include disability representation?
The film does not include any representations of physical or neurodivergent disabilities. It focuses on the idealized, productive strength of the working class and the political figure of Lenin.
Present on Screen
- Challenges traditional patriarchal norms by showing women as key figures in the industrial and political movements.
- Critiques Western monarchical and capitalist systems through a secular, materialist perspective.
- Promotes a unified, multi-ethnic working class identity focused on political solidarity and class-based struggle.
Limited or Absent
- Does not depict any LGBTQ+ identities or non-cisgender gender expressions.
- Does not represent physical or neurodivergent disabilities, focusing instead on an idealized, productive working class.
- Does not provide nuanced or specific depictions of diverse ethnic groups, opting for a unified view of the masses.
Official Synopsis
Dziga Vertov-directed Soviet newsreel made to commemorate the first anniversary of the death of Vladimir Ilich Lenin (21st January 1924 - 1925) drawn from 'The Final Journey', a Pravda feuilleton written on the occasion of Lenin's funeral by the man who had introduced Vertov to cinema, Mikhail Koltsov. Contains: First anniversary of Lenin's death: 1. Assassination attempt on Lenin and Soviet Russia's progress under his leadership / 2. Lenin's illness, death and funeral / 3. The year after Lenin's death
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