Alright, let’s talk about The General Line. If you’re a film history buff, especially into Soviet montage theory, you absolutely need to see this. For everyone else, it’s a bit of a commitment—it’s silent, it’s from 1929, and it’s about collectivized farming. So, if your idea of a good time is not reading intertitles a...
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Grigoriy Aleksandrov
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"Alright, let’s talk about The General Line. If you’re a film history buff, especially into Soviet montage theory, you absolutely need to see this. For everyone else, it’s a bit of a commitment—it’s silent, it’s from 1929, and it’s about collectivized farming. So, if your idea of a good time is not reading intertitles about cream separators, you might hate it. But for those who appreciate seeing groundbreaking cinematic techniques applied to a very specific, charged moment in history, this is a g..."
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Sergei Eisenstein, Grigoriy Aleksandrov
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