The Earth
Zemlya, feature film, 1930
DIRECTED BY: Aleksandr Dovženko
CAST:
Stepan Škurat (Opanas),
Semjon Svašenko (Vasilij 'Basil' Opanas),
Julija Solnceva (Vasilijeva sestra),
Jelena Maksimova (Natalija,
Vasilijeva zaručnica),
Nikolaj Nademskij (Semjon 'Simon' Opanas)
SCRIPT:
Aleksandar Dovženko
PHOTOGRAPHY:
Danjil Demutskij
Synopsis:
Dovzhenko’s last silent film portrays the problem of the agrarian reform and collectivization through a story about a rebel leader who gets killed by a ruthless landowner. This most famous film from Dovzhenko’s Ukrainian trilogy with its outstanding photography pays respect to Ukrainian nature and life of peasants.
b/w, silent, 75 min