Ivan the Terrible, Part I Comments

  • Emil 2023-08-02 02:47:59

    Very NB movie.. need to watch N...

  • Jasen 2023-07-18 03:27:45

    Although there is no lack of traces of concave shape (the concave is super beautiful), Eisenstein's magical composition of different scenes, multiple high-contrast lighting close-ups and close-ups are the same as the actor's staring silent film performance, combined with his unique editing method Amplifying the compositional symbolism and rendering, this allows the depiction of events to erase the rigidity of the narrative and instead strengthen the inner spirit of the...

  • Spencer 2023-07-14 02:11:30

    The visual composition is great, with good lighting and typical German expressionism, a very open alternation between shots and close-ups, and rich costumes and sets. Although it's not perfect, it deserves...

  • Hal 2023-07-11 18:25:07

    Very strong stage play and formal...

  • Liana 2023-07-10 05:25:26

    Four stars for the light and shadow framing and gorgeous costumes, the luxurious Russian court that black and white films can't stop. But the script... I'd better go back and watch "The Strike" and "The...

  • Yasmin 2023-06-30 04:27:58

    The anticipated master-level movie, the use of black and white is superb, every shot wants me to take a screenshot; the skill in shaping the characters is also extraordinary, and there are not many lines, and it creates the pride, suspicion, vulnerability and loneliness of the great dictator , I admire the director even more when I think of the fact that this is still the work of Stalin's praise for the test-taking...

  • Nyasia 2023-06-29 06:07:09

    Even if you filmed Ivan IV in flesh and blood, you still patted on the horse's feet by...

  • Jess 2023-06-20 16:43:58

    The late Eisenstein abandoned the radical and dazzling revolutionary representation (montage) of the famous period. Mastering the camera very smoothly in this film, the focus is on the lighting and shadowing of the interior scenes. A number of extremely exaggerated shadow designs and a large number of facial close-ups make the film quite expressive. The narrative is still not free from the habits of the silent film era, and it is not refined...

  • Christy 2023-05-27 09:24:52

    The characters are heavily masked, and their demeanor and actions follow the characteristics of silent films, and there are too many close-up close-ups. The lighting application and depth of field layout are quite laborious, and the set costumes and makeup are exquisite, which can be called a textbook of genre films. It is unknown if it is the first epic film in Russia. In those days, there was no excuse for spending a lot of money and manpower to make such a film that abandoned the aristocracy...

  • Nathaniel 2023-05-05 08:44:38

    155 How to look like a drama

Extended Reading

Ivan the Terrible, Part I quotes

  • Czar Ivan IV: Those who tore down the bells without Czar's permission, those by Czar's command get torn down the heads for not too long.

  • Czar Ivan IV: The knife will slice through those who raise the hand over Moscow.