Kitay v ogne (Ruki proch ot Kitaya!) (1925)
Also known as China in Flames
1925 · Animation · 32 min · dir. Nikolai Khodataev
- History
- Animation
Synopsis
CHINA IN FLAMES rallies popular support for the Soviet Union's alliance with China using an eclectic array of animation techniques and rhetorical strategies. Bold cut-out caricatures of greedy imperialists give way to an allegorical story about rice farmers done in the style of Chinese watercolors. A heroic depiction of a railroad strike follows a crude sketch on the repressive presence of Western missionaries. As with many of the classics of Soviet montage, CHINA IN FLAMES crystallizes…
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Details
- Director
- Nikolai Khodataev
- Released
- 1925-06-14
- Original title
- Китай в огне
- Running time
- 32 minutes
Cast & crew
Nikolai Khodataev Director