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.
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:
b/w, silent, 75 min