Pyotr Masokha Movies
- 1936
A unit of horse soldiers, an officer's wife, and a geologist struggle to stay alive in the desert after they are lost during a battle in this Russian drama. The abandoned band end up finding shelter in an empty fortress. Soon they are attacked by 200 thirst-maddened enemies. Things look bleak for the survivors until the Russian cavalry rides in to save them. The story was filmed on location in the Karakam Desert, which was so hot that many of the production crew fell ill. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Ivan Novoseltsev, Yelena Kuzmina, (more)
- 1930
Earth (AKA Zemlya) is the third of Soviet director Alexander Dovzhenko's "Ukraine tetralogy" (Zvenigora (1928), Arsenal (1929), and Ivan (1932) are the other films in the series). The story tells of a group of farmers in a Ukrainian village, who unite to purchase a tractor. The leader of the peasants is later killed by a kulak, or landowner, who dislikes any form of united front that might pose a threat to his long-established authority. The events fade into memory, but the long-ranging effects of the peasant "revolt"--like the Earth itself--last forever. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Semen Svashenko, Stepan Shkurat, (more)
The Arsenal features Semyon Svashenko as Tyrnish, a humble Ukranian soldier. Through Tyrnish's experiences we are permitted to witness the incredible social upheavals of the World War I years which led to the Russian revolution. The film's setpiece is the 1918 Kiev worker's rebellion. The White Russian troops are clearly the villains of the piece--faceless automatons who blindly follow orders while flesh-and-blood types like Tyrnsh suffer hope, fear and anguish. Arsenal was the first of Alexandre Dovzhenko's Ukraine trilogy, followed by Earth (1930) and Ivan (1932). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Semen Svashenko, Amvrosiy Buchma, (more)
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