Mother Movie Review 1926

Pudovkin's innovative classic about a Russian family shattered by the uprising in 1905. A masterpiece of Russian cinema that established Pudovkin, and rivaled only Eisenstein for supremacy in montage, poetic imagery, and propagandistic ideals. Based on Maxim Gorky's great novel, it's one of cinematic history's seminal works. Striking cinematography, stunning use of montage make this one important. Silent with English subtitles.

Distribution

Grapevine Video, PO Box 46161, Phoenix, AZ 85063, Phone: (602)973-3661, Fax: (602)973-2973, Email: jbhandy@grapevinevideo.com, URL: http://www.grapevinevideo.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 70 minutes.
Originally from Russian.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Silent Films, Family Ties, War, General, Russia/USSR

Cast

Vera Baranovskaya, Nikolai Batalov

Director

Vsevolod Pudovkin