Sunday, January 17, 2021
Battleship Potemkin
- Commentary: My Florida sister sent me this movie. I haven't yet watched it all the way through. In fact, I've seen the end, and the beginning, but not much of the middle. I can't remember what possessed me to go through this film like that, clicking around to study how this story was presented on film so early in the 20th century. At any rate, I'm looking forward to watching it from beginning to end and writing about how it struck me. I have a feeling, from as much as I've seen, it's going to be a wordy commentary I'll be writing.
One of the scenes that is particularly interesting is when the citizens of Odessa rally for the rebels on the steps of Odessa. In the mayhem, a baby carriage is let loose and rolls down the steps. I couldn't help but think a similar scene in The Untouchables and wonder if this movie was the inspiration for that scene and if the similar scene in The Untouchables was an homage to this scene. The Wikipedia write-up for this movie suggests so, but the Wikipedia write-up for The Untouchables does not.
Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Aleksandr Antonov Grigory Vakulinchuk Vladimir Barsky Commander Golikov Grigori Aleksandrov Chf. Ofcr. Giliarovsky I. Bobrov Flogged Sailor Mikhail Gomorov Militant Sailor Aleksandr Levshin Petty Officer N. Poltavseva Woman with pince-nez Lyrkean Makeon Masked Man
One of Roger Ebert's Great Movies.
Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up for this film.
Release Date: 1925
Directed by Sergei Eisenstein.
Labels: silent
