Enthusiasm: The Symphony of Donbass

by Dziga Wertow, Russia, 1930
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Dziga Vertov's Enthusiasm (Symphony of the Donbass) is considered a masterpiece of early sound film and of Soviet avant-garde cinema. Dealing with the Five Year Plan of the late 1920s, it was praised by artists like Charlie Chaplin, was subsequently forgotten, and rediscovered by the avant-garde movement of the 1960s.

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Original TitleEnthusiasm: The Symphony of Donbass
TitleEnthusiasm: The Symphony of Donbass
Directed byDziga Wertow
CountryRussia
Year1930
ScreenplayDziga Wertow
Film EditingElizabeta Swilowa
SoundtrackDmitri Schostakowitsch
CinematographyBoris Zeitlin
SoundPyotr Shtro
Costumes
Production Design
ProductionUkrainfilm
FormatsDCP
Runtime65 min.
Language
CastDokumentarisch, documentaire, documentary

Credits

Original TitleEnthusiasm: The Symphony of Donbass
TitleEnthusiasm: The Symphony of Donbass
Directed byDziga Wertow
CountryRussia
Year1930
ScreenplayDziga Wertow
Film EditingElizabeta Swilowa
SoundtrackDmitri Schostakowitsch
CinematographyBoris Zeitlin
SoundPyotr Shtro
Costumes
Production Design
ProductionUkrainfilm
FormatsDCP
Runtime65 min.
Language
CastDokumentarisch, documentaire, documentary

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