Shestai͡a chastʹ mira (73 min.) originally released 1926; Odinnadcatyj (53 min.) originally released 1928. New music by Michael Nyman for both films recorded 2009. Includes two bonus films: Im Schatten der Maschine: Eine Montagefilm (1929) / directed by Albrecht Viktor Blum and Leo Lania, and Vertov in Blum: Eine Untersuchung (2009) / concept and editing by Adelheid Heftberger, Michael Loebenstein, and Georg Wasner.
Contents:
DVD 1. Šestaja čast' mira (1926, 73 min.) -- DVD 2. Odinnadcatyi (1928, 53 min.) -- Im Schatten der Maschine (1928, 22 min.) -- Vertov in Blum. Eine Untersuchung (2009, 14 min.)
Summary:
Shestai͡a chastʹ mira: A "state of the USSR report", an extraordinary compilation of images from throughout the Soviet Union that chronicles the spread of the Bolshevik Revolution as well as the technological changes affecting the lives of Soviet citizens. Constructed like a piece of music (a contrapuntal structure, recurring themes, crescendos and diminuendos, prestos and lentos, etc.)"--seagullfilms.com (viewed Aug. 11, 2010). Odinnadt͡satyĭ: An anthem for the industrialization of the Soviet Union, employing the same lyrical use of screen shots used in Vertov's previous film Shestai͡a chastʹ mira.
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