Travelled to the Soviet Union with many prejudices, the American businessman Mr. West has to correct his view of the Soviets after several adventures at the end of his journey. Silent movie grotesque that ironically glosses the erroneous opinions of the West about the USSR. A film historical document worth seeing. (Dictionary of International Cinema)
| Original Title | Mr. West | ||||||||||
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| German Title | Die seltsamen Abenteuer des Mr. West im Land der Bolschewiken | ||||||||||
| French Title | Les aventures extraordinaires de Mr. West au pays des bolchéviks | ||||||||||
| Other Titles | Neobychainye priklyucheniya mistera Vesta v strane bolshevik | ||||||||||
| Directed by | Lew Kuleschow | ||||||||||
| Country | Russia | ||||||||||
| Available Formats | DVD, Blu-ray, DCP | ||||||||||
| Screenplay | Nikolai Aseyev, Wsewolod Pudowkin | ||||||||||
| Film Editing | Aleksander Lewitski | ||||||||||
| Cinematography | Aleksander Lewitski | ||||||||||
| Sound | stumm - silent | ||||||||||
| Décors | Wsewolod Pudowkin | ||||||||||
| Production | Goskino | ||||||||||
| Runtime | 80 Min. | ||||||||||
| Language | Stumm mit Piano, Russ. Inserts/d oder f | ||||||||||
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«Mit seinen Montagetheorien hat Lew Kuleschow dem Revolutionsfilm das Fundament gelegt, mit Mr. West öffnet er ihm die Pforten. Im realen, verschneiten Moskau sieht man die Akteure einander auf Motorrädern, in Autos und Pferdeschlitten verfolgen, Strassen auf Telefonleitungen überqueren und Gliedmassen wie Rufzeichen in die Höhe werfen. Mit der Erwartung, auf Wilde und Banditen zu stossen, reist ein US-Senator ins Land der Bolschewiki. Das Alte und das Neue: eine action comedy mit Montage. Letztere brachte unter Kuleschow Händen das Kino zum Fliegen, wie sein Schüler Pudowkin befand.» (Filmmuseum, H.T.)
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