Oktyabr (Ten Days that Shook the World)

I'm trusting this hasnt been posted already, but upon my exploits of Google Video I came accross a marvelous piece of Soviet film... the classic "Ten Days that Shook the World" by John Reed.

http://video.google.ca/videoplay?docid= ... revolution

This movie has some great early day editing, and deffinatly romantisizes the Russian Revolution in all its glory.

Here is the link to the full video. Enjoy comrades!

Great film! One of my favorites.

The editing is increadible. A lot of this montage is downright avant-guard, even today.

One of my favorites scenes is the introduction of Kerensky, very powerful and eerie. There is also the raising of the bridge and so many other memorable parts.

Thanks for posting this. Eisenstein at his best.

yeah,
thanks. good stuff...

Early Russian cinema always seems to be so effectively edited.

For those folks wanting a taster of the movie to wet their appetite ..... here's a quickie...

http://scottishcommunists.org.uk/media/?page=october_lenin

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Early Russian cinema always seems to be so effectively edited.

It's called 'montage', and was invented by the Commies Kuleshov, Eisenstein, Dziga Vertov and Pudovkin.

Oh, and your avatar is actually of Mikhail Kaufmann, Vertov's brother and the cameraman in most of his films, not Vertov himself. Just thought I'd point that out.

ah, thanks for clearing that up, no wonder he looked like Vertov...!

If somebody finds "Potemkin" by Eisenstein... please post it!

I think it's already been posted before... but here it is. Battleship Potemkin. Although this version doesn't have the opening titles...

I only approve of the version of 'Potemkin' with the music by Edmund Meisel. Eisenstein collaborated with him on the soundtrack, to stunning effect. The usual modern version was re-edited in the 1970s, with the soundtrack consisting of a medley of Shostakovich's Greatest Hits. Terrible, just terrible.

Thanks comrade!