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Strike

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Russian auteur Sergei Eisenstein's first full-length feature, set just before the 1905 Bolshevik Revolution, depicts a workers' strike against their oppressive factory bosses. When a worker is accused of stealing a piece of machinery, he commits suicide, and his fellow employees revolt against the Czarist regime controlling the factory. As the strike drags on and government officials grow more desperate to end it, their methods of dealing with the rebellious workers become grislier.

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Geoff Andrew Time Out Eisenstein's first feature also remains his most watchable. Oct 15, 2007 Full Review Don Druker Chicago Reader Though flawed and schematic, it's nonetheless a mighty achievement for a young man with primitive equipment and no extensive training in filmmaking. Apr 17, 2007 Full Review Mattie Lucas From the Front Row Eisenstein's devotion to Soviet Montage is clear even in his first feature, whose dynamic cutting remains thrilling even today. Rated: 4/4 Aug 5, 2019 Full Review Fernando F. Croce CinePassion Quite the agitprop hootenanny Apr 30, 2012 Full Review Jeffrey M. Anderson Combustible Celluloid It's as crazy and full-of-beans as any debut film in history. Sep 16, 2011 Full Review Film4 A breathtaking essay on class conflict, not for its politics, but for its humanity and the imaginative brilliance of its director. Rated: 5/5 Oct 15, 2007 Full Review Read all reviews

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Alexander B I loved this film. It's a terrific film about the workers revolt in Russia. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Audience Member The greatest 01 hour: and 13 minutes ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Ethan S Excellent cinematography frames a story with pathos and surprising humor. A lesser effort than Potemkin, perhaps, but a key piece of early cinema from Sergei Eisenstein. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/23/21 Full Review William L "They're tempting us with Vodka. Don't take the bait." Strike, like much of Eisenstein's work, derives some of its best moments from its groundbreaking editing techniques, interpersing narrative footage with thematic parallels, such as the slaughtered cattle and spilled ink on a map, simulating blood. But what about that photo album scene, in which a collection of images of strike leaders is being reviewed by authorities, only for the subjects to come alive as the scene switches to a carefully constructed live-action rendition of the page? That gets almost no recognition! Visually creative but narratively unsurprising as a piece of early Communist propaganda, Eisenstein's innovations behind the camera and in the cutting room clearly carry the film, and are the main drivers behind Strike's modern reputation. (4/5) Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/28/21 Full Review Audience Member best cinema person. Im falling love with einseinstein's cinema style. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Audience Member An impactful classic by Sergei Eisenstein. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/14/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Russian auteur Sergei Eisenstein's first full-length feature, set just before the 1905 Bolshevik Revolution, depicts a workers' strike against their oppressive factory bosses. When a worker is accused of stealing a piece of machinery, he commits suicide, and his fellow employees revolt against the Czarist regime controlling the factory. As the strike drags on and government officials grow more desperate to end it, their methods of dealing with the rebellious workers become grislier.
Director
Sergei M. Eisenstein
Screenwriter
Grigoriy Aleksandrov, Sergei M. Eisenstein, Valerian Pletnev
Production Co
Goskino
Genre
Drama
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 28, 1925, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 25, 2018
Runtime
1h 13m
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