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Released on: 1933-12-17

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Working with children led Barskaya to create superb direct sound and an inspired style of shooting. Donā€™t look for conventional cinematic syntax here. The film is chaotic in the way that Soviet films still knew how to be, and Langlois couldnā€™t help but be seduced by its rebellious spirit, its anarchy and love of children, comparable to Vigoā€™s Zero de conduite. As well as being a film made with and for children, it offers a complex take on Western society. Pre-Nazi Germany is not named as such but is carefully reconstructed, possibly under advice from Karl Radek, and children offer a playful reflection of class struggle ā€“ doubly excluded, as proletarians and as minors. ā€œThey play in the same way that they liveā€, one intertitle says. The interaction between their comical games and the yet more ludicrous ones played by adults is developed on several levels.

Drama

Production Companies:

Mezhrabpomfilm

Production Countries:

Soviet Union

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