Due to some common interests between German and Russian aristocracy ( the Russians even had aristocrats in their past not to mention they had an Empress called Catherine the Great, as great as this German count's heiresses… ), it is not strange that this Teutonic count has understood and even enjoyed Herr S. M. Eisenstein's "Staroye I Novoye". It is not very usual that for the aristocracy to enjoy Bolshevist films full of proletarian demands that put private property at risk or as it happens in this case, a film about the Communist Party's policy on the subject of the collectivization of the Soviet agriculture. Normally this would be perfect gibberish for this German count, but thanks to Herr Eisenstein 's greatness and directorial talent, the hardships of the heroine of the film, Dame Marfa ( Dame Marfa Lapkina ) breached even the thick aristocratic Schloss walls. And that's one of the first remarkable aspects of this oeuvre; in spite of the political subject of the film, the powerful images and lyricism ( astonishing and beautiful shot compositions ), especially during the first part of the movie, preserve the artistic merits entirely while serving a propaganda purpose. The second remarkable aspect of the film is the dichotomy between the old and new, the fight to improve the lot of Dame Marfa and her countrymen. There are many discussions because it is not easy even in Russia to change ancient and conservative customs. There are superb metaphors and social criticism ( illiteracy, bureaucracy, religiosity ) which perfectly fit the film, and last but not least, "Staroye I Novoye", is a kind of archaic documentary about ancient customs established deeply in old Russia, those ones that our heroine must fight against. And there is also a lot about agriculture ( very enlightening for this German count), especially about harvesting and how to fatten Russian cows or pigs ( literally, no pun here… ). Herr Eisenstein had to bear during the last era of his film career, unbelievable censorship and mutilation of his work, as happens with "Staroye I Novoye". The film was reedited and Eisenstein accused of sympathizing with Trostky's policies but fortunately the film was restored and showed by the German-frenchified t.v. channel "ARTE", natürlich!, including an evocative music score by Herr Taras Bujewski, that fits superbly Herr Eisenstein primal artistic interests. And now, if you'll allow me, I must temporarily take my leave because this German Count must buy a tractor for one of his Teutonic heiress.
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杰克·莱恩,约翰·图伊,切尔西·普雷斯顿·克雷福德
韦尔凯特·邦盖,阿尔布雷希特·舒赫,杰拉·哈斯,安娜贝尔·曼登,约阿希姆·克罗尔,理查德·福菲·吉梅利,米拉·艾丽萨·戈雷斯,鲁菲娜·诺伊曼,莉娜·施密特克,迈克尔·戴维斯,尼尔斯·韦尔科金,法里斯·萨利赫,佩妮·奥·阿特,德里克·梅森堡,塞尔玛·布阿本
佩顿·李斯特,劳伦·埃斯波西托,Daniel Needs,Olivia Nardini,Johrel Martschinke,Alexa Curtis,马丁·沃尔,Janelle Bailey,Niam Mayes,Candice Hill,利亚姆·霍普·耶克·道兹,史蒂夫·内申,布拉登·刘易斯,Madeline Howlett,Shaylee Gear
迈克尔·安盖洛·科维诺,凯尔·马文,盖尔·兰金,朱迪丝·戈德雷什,塔利亚·巴尔萨姆,乔治·温迪特,丹妮拉·科维诺,伊登·马林,梅雷迪思·霍尔兹曼,托德·巴里,吉娜·威尔德,桑德拉·詹姆斯,克里斯·阿韦迪西安,罗丝玛丽·霍华德,阿德里安·M·蒙波因特,汤姆·斯特拉特福
芮妮·索滕代克,丽莎·紫微尔曼,Chris Nietvelt,彼得·费伯,威尔第·索莱曼,汉斯·达格列特,穆罕默德·汗,巴特·克莱文,哈亚提·阿齐斯,弗洛里安·迈耶尔,里奥·卡伊·登·哈斯
马修·格拉夫,罗达·格里菲丝,托德·艾伦,阿曼达·沃伦,科琳·福克斯,布雷特·赖斯,布拉德·卡特,伊劳伊·辛格尔顿,詹姆斯·杜蒙特,库尔特·岳,汤姆·诺维茨基,Jay Reeves,亨特·桑索内,Alzie Williams,维克托·麦凯,乔·奈泽维奇,Robert Crayton,迈克尔·比斯利,肯尼·阿方索,卢克·坦尼,雷内尔·吉布斯,Rachael Thompson,Miles Burris,维克多·里维拉,Katelyn Farrugia,Austin Boyce
丽娃·克里马洛夫斯基,马里纳斯·霍曼,卡拉·朱里,奥利弗·马苏奇,尤斯图斯·冯·多赫纳尼,乌苏拉·温纳,安妮·贝南特,安德烈·谢曼斯基,安妮·薛弗,拉斐尔·寇索里斯,本杰明·萨德勒,安德烈亚斯·马蒂,Raban Bieling,Risch Flurin Alexander,Meisser Noah,Luisa-Céline Gaffron,Hannah Kampichler,Peter Bantli,Held Alina,Knight Emma,Rahel Hubacher
亚当·布罗迪,苏菲·奈丽丝,莎拉·萨瑟兰,杰西·诺亚·格鲁曼,温迪·古逊,乔纳森·惠塔克,彼得·麦克内尔,丽莎·张,索菲娅·韦伯斯特,达拉斯·爱德华兹,马泰,伊萨克·克拉顿,阿玛莉亚·威廉姆森,莎伦·克兰德尔,毛里斯·迪恩·温特
詹姆斯·戴尔,马琳·爱尔兰,萨沙·弗若洛娃,萨曼萨·罗根,伊万·乔尼凯特,弗吉尼亚·库尔,罗伯特·阿拉马约,罗恩·坎纳达,杰西卡·马特,亚伦·普尔,斯蒂芬·鲁特,杰米-李·蒙尼,欧文·泰格,乔尔·考特尼,菲比·尼克尔斯,布莱恩·斯蒂尔,康纳·道兹,韦尔·廷德尔,坦娅·范·格拉恩,埃里克·兰格,菲利普·韦利,蕾内·斯沃特,斯文·鲁格洛克,布莱恩·鲍曼