Earth

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Alexander B This film is a terrific look at the life of peasants in Russia. The cinematography is beautiful and holds up well. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Oleg D This great movie is Ukrainian and in no way Russian. The "Earth" was directed and produced by Dovzhenko in Ukraine, a republic of the Soviet Union together with Russia at the time. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/07/22 Full Review Audience Member This is an outstanding Ukrainian film, which began the international recognition of Oleksandr Dovzhenko. Andrei Tarkovsky calls "Earth" the key work of world cinema that influenced him. Bernardo Bertolucci believed that only Jean Renoir and Oleksandr Dovzhenko were able to express the full depth of meanings associated with the theme of man and nature. According to P.P.Pasolini, C.Lizzani, F.Mazelli and other masters of Italian cinema, Dovzhenko influenced the development of neorealism. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Audience Member "Earth" is not russian, but ukrainian film. It is important. Fix it, please. And so Dovzhenko is ukrainian director, so it should be "Olexandr" instead of "Alexander" ("Alexander" is russian form). Thoughts about Dovzhenko being russian is nothing more, than russian propaganda and you shouldn't promote it. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review William L Controversial in the USSR for depicting a view of communism that wasn't necessarily the simplistic party ideology of "us vs. the capitalists", Earth actually succeeds due in large part to its divergence from propaganda standards, depicting a narrative in which collectivism is presented in accordance with nature and humanitarian principles. There is still a strict adherence to party lines, with technological advances being presented as a champion of dynamic social change, along with the reduced influence of religion, but there is also a very natural element brought to life by the vivid depictions of wheat fields and orchards that was often not considered in a political order that placed most of its focus on change, modernization, and novelty. Often flounting conventional narrative progression and opting for the Soviet montage editing style, Earth creates a unique identity even compared to Eisenstein and the other Soviet avant garde propagandists; it often has a somewhat surreal, dreamlike quality that would only be rediscovered decades later in the works of directors such as Tarkovsky. Makes me want to watch some more Dovzhenko. (4/5) Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/31/21 Full Review s r 1001 movies to see before you die. It was certainly artistic, but the plot was confusing. Powerful visuals. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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