The Fall of the Romanov Dynasty ( Padenie dinastii Romanovykh )

The Fall of the Romanov Dynasty (DVD) (*)

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Titre Original: Padenie dinastii Romanovykh
Langues at Sour-titres:
Anglais ( Subtitles )
Silencieux ( Mono )

Product Origine/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Durée:
87 min

Allongement:
Fullscreen

Suppléments:
Commentaire
Documentaire
Menu Interactif
Accès De Scène
Noir & Blanc
Remastérisé

Film filmé et produit dedans:
Union Soviétique ( Russie, Europe de l'Est )
États-Unis ( USA, Canada )

Un Film De:
Esfir Shub

Écrit Près:
V.I. Lenin
Esfir Shub

Acteurs:
Mikhail Alekseyev ..... Himself (with Tsar Nicholas) (archive footage)
Alexei Brusilov ..... Himself (consults with another officer)
Nikolai Chkheidze ..... Himself (chairman, 1st session, Petrograd Soviet)
Emperor Franz Josef ..... Himself (reviews troops) (archive footage)
Vera Figner ..... Herself (People's Will Party, in open car) (archive footage)
Aleksandr Guchkov ..... Himself (archive footage)
Iliodor ..... Himself (monk, Rasputin's rival) (archive footage)
Aleksandr Izvolsky ..... Himself (ambassador to France, gets into carriage)
Joseph Joffre ..... Himself (with Millerand) (archive footage)
Kaiser Wilhelm II ..... Himself (reviews troops, bigger fur collar than other officers)
Governor of Kaluga ..... Himself (governor, Kaluga, with wife, dog, servants)
Aleksandr Kerensky ..... Himself (doffs fur hat, shakes hands of soldiers)
King George V ..... Himself (in ceremonial carriage, not visible)
Aleksandr Kolchak ..... Himself (aboard ship)
P.V. Krupensky ..... Himself (archive footage)

Synopsis:

No french review yet:
No revolution has been portrayed on screen more vividly than St Petersburg (Petrograd) in October 1917, and if what we see in Soviet films of the 1920s is not exactly the truth as it happened, The Fall of the Romanov Dynasty confirms that even fact can be reinterpreted. Esfir Shub's 1927 documentary uses a wealth of archive footage--beginning with Romanov tercentennial celebrations in 1913, and ending with the Bolshevik takeover four years on. Here truth really is fashioned into myth: it's good to have Oleg Donskikh's introduction and continuous commentary as to what actually happened, pointing out economies with the actualité on a scene-by-scene basis. The musical score consists of a medley of Russian favourites, pounded out on an electric piano, making for a rather limited, though not inappropriate, soundtrack. On the DVD: the additional documentary essay is a useful overview, worth consulting beforehand; the on-screen Romanov photo collection reproduces well and is a valuable bonus. The documentary has been digitally remastered, the 4:3 aspect ratio having excellent clarity. Stylishly packaged, this is a period piece of considerable historical and cultural importance.

Cet article a été ajouté le mercredi 22 décembre, 2010.