Today (1929)
1929 · Feature film · 65 min · dir. Esfir Shub
- Documentary
Synopsis
TODAY (TRACTORS OR CANNONS)No subtlety, but a very gung-ho look at the advantages of the workers' paradise. Factories, farmers, schools and happy workers completing their 5-year plans in 4-years.Included is an amazing critique of capitalsm, using footage of America up to 1929. We even see pro-red soapbox speakers promoting communism on street corners. Paranoia is demonstrated through persistent hints that capitalists are preparing an attack in Russia.Silent, with a driving symphonic score.
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Details
- Director
- Esfir Shub
- Writer
- Mark Tseytlin
- Studio
- Sovkino
- Released
- 1929-03-08
- Original title
- Сегодня
- Running time
- 65 minutes
Cast & crew
Esfir Shub Director