Ivan the Terrible, Part I Comments

Laverna 2023-04-01 16:31:02

2016.4.11. China Film Archive

Gaetano 2023-03-26 22:20:30

Silent films still refuse to quit in his...

Ernie 2023-03-24 23:33:10

Lighting and low-angle photography were influenced by...

Sydney 2023-03-19 09:29:46

Stalin said that Ivan's beard was too long, no way. Ha...

Ransom 2023-03-16 00:20:04

Eisenstein's later works. Different from "Battleship Potemkin", this work highlights the style of stage play and the style of photography with striking light and shadow. And the performance of the tyrant Ivan IV. It seems to insinuate or tout Stalin. This flattery can be regarded as being slapped on the horse's leg. The performance style remains on the silent film, too exaggerated and dramatic. After reading the second part and the background information, I will revisit...

Liam 2023-03-05 20:18:43

I was half an hour late, but I was shocked at first glance. The shapes and compositions are very expressive, all showing the heights that Soviet cinematography once reached. It is a pity that the glory of Great Russia has nothing to do with me, so I have no emotional identification at all. From this film, there is both the greatness of the tsar and the brutality of the tsar, showing the ambivalence of Soviet-era Russians towards traditional imperial...

Jazmyne 2023-03-04 05:32:02

The film of a specific historical period just two years after the end of the Battle of Stalingrad, the political orientation is clear at a glance. But as a film, the stage-style performance looks a little weird. The only novelty is the light and shadow design. The contrasting close-up of all living beings under the huge Ivan figure is quite imaginative, which can be called an innovation of an era. 6.7...

Enrico 2023-03-01 04:55:35

The story is almost meaningless, but this shot and composition are too awesome! It's like a...

Clementine 2023-02-28 22:35:54

The language of the camera is awesome, and the arms raised by Ivan the Terrible make it difficult to tell whether the protagonist is Ivan the Terrible or Stalin. Eisenstein endorsed the legitimacy of the Soviet regime in a movie. Sometimes, the atmosphere is too gay and...

Shanna 2023-02-25 20:08:09

3.5 stars, Russian Shakespeare. . . But not Shakespeare's wonderful lines. . . What replaced the montages in terms of film language was the expressionist composition of light and shadow. . . PS Ivan IV's Aunt Is Simply Another Lady...