1921-1930Aleksandr DovzhenkoDramaSilentSoviet silent cinemaUSSR

Aleksandr Dovzhenko – Zvenigora AKA Zvenyhora [1928 Cut] (1927)

There is a mysterious place in the midst of the Ukrainian steppes, the Zvenyhora, or the Ringing Mountain. According to folk legends it harbors invaluable treasures of the Scythians. The entire chain of historic events that left their trace on the face of Ukraine – the Varangians, the nomad invaders, the struggle against the Polish gentry, the Haidamaka uprising, the First World War and the Bolshevik Revolution – are connected by one image of a Ukrainian old man, ageless, ingenuous, enterprising, cunning and indestructible – Dovzhenko’s personification of Ukrainian identity itself. The old man’s entire life is devoted to hunting for the illusive hidden treasures, which, as the film unfolds increasingly appear as a metaphor of Ukraine’s national soul and its – yet unlocked – spiritual potential. In the process, the old man is torn between his grandson Pavlo, epitome of the Ukrainian nationalist cause, and Tymishko, forward-looking, proletariat-oriented Bolshevik. The old man, instigated by Pavlo attempts to derail the Bolshevik train of progress. He is captured by Tymish’s comrades-in-arms, forgiven and taken on board the train speeding away towards the bright new day.




1.08GB | 1h 10m | 720×576 | mkv

https://nitro.download/view/EBEADF828FB4ABA/Zvenigora.1928._1928.Cut_.DVDRIP.x264.AC3.KJNU.mkv

Language:Ukrainian Intertitles
Subtitles:English

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