Sergei eisensteins ten days that shook the world 1928. October ten days that shook the world subtitles 26. But when he touched down in italy to promote his pasolini movie, i hid my head. Ten days that shook the world 1919 is a book by american journalist and socialist john reed about the october revolution in russia in 1917 which reed experienced firsthand. Reeds account was romantic, partisan and intensely personal. Deset dni, ktere otasly svetem sovetsky nemy film o velke rijnove socialisticke revoluci z roku 1917 rezirovany sergejem. Ten days that shook the world 1928 leave a reply one of the first things you have to get out of the way when talking about this film is that its not a realistic depiction of russias revolutionary year of 1917.
While the mensheviks vacillate, an advance guard infiltrates the palace. October is a supreme example of how an insurrectionary political will might be combined with an equally radical aesthetic program, and is being presented on the centenary of the ten days that shook the world. Movie dvds, mp4 video downloads, mpg videos on usb flash drives. October ten days that shook the world chicago reader. October ten days that shook the world 1928 movie youtube. Behold sergei eisenstein and grigori aleksandrovs acclaimed dramatization of the russian revolution that unfolded in october of 1917. Like so many other artists in russia and beyond, sergei. October ten days that shook the world 1928 rotten tomatoes.
The film itself chronicles the buildup and catharsis of the october revolution. Ten days that shook the world by john reed librarything. Desyat dney kotorye potryasli mir is a 1928 soviet silent historical film by sergei eisenstein and grigori aleksandrov. The new hd version of eisensteins epic october is a testament to the restored films ability to retain the spirit of the ten days that shook the world, despite its philistine truncation. It presents a wonderfully vivid and forceful description of the first days of the october revolution. October 1917 ten days that shook the world oktyabr.
While the mensheviks vacillate, an advance guard infiltrates. John reed october 22, 1887 october 17, 1920 was an american journalist, poet, and socialist activist, best remembered for his firsthand account of the bolshevik revolution, ten days that shook the world. October ten days that shook the world wexner center. Red wedge answers no, and we intend our soontobe released fourth issue as a way of insisting that this vision is still an urgent and necessary one. Here, we take a look at some of the days that shook the world, creating notable and lasting effects that are still felt and seen today. Welcome to 2017 in which we celebrate the centenary of the great october revolution. Short segment from sergei eisensteins film that demonstrates the intellectual or overtonal montage. A contemporary journalist writing in the first flush of revolutionary enthusiasm, he gives a gripping record of the events in petrograd in november 1917, when lenin and the bolsheviks finally seized. It is a celebratory dramatization of the 1917 october revolution. Ten days that shook the world 1919 is a book by the american journalist and socialist john reed about the october revolution in russia in 1917, which reed experienced firsthand. Until further notice, the university of arizona, in accordance with the guidelines recommended by the centers for disease control and prevention, encourages all employees to work remotely.
Sergei eisensteins ten days that shook the world 1928 open. Featuring more than 3,200 shots over 103 minutes, this constructivist poster come to life focuses on events in petrograd from the end of the monarchy in february of 1917 to the end of the provisional government. Ten days that shook the world 1928 directed by sergei eisenstein and grigori aleksandrov with musical score by dmitri shostakovich. Desyat dney kotorye potryasli mir is a 1928 soviet silent historical film. Commissioned by the soviet authorities in 1928, ten days that shook the. October ten days that shook the world the loft cinema. Eisenstein was commissioned by the young government to create a cinematic celebration of the bolshevik revolutions 10th anniversary.
Ten titles that shook the world of film the case for. A largescale view on the events of 1917 in russia, when the monarchy was overthrown. Ten days that shook the world, 95 minutes in length, is being screened on the exact 100th anniversary of the. John reed died in 1920, shortly after the book was finished, and he is one of the few americans buried at the kremlin wall. Reed followed many of the prominent bolshevik leaders, especially grigory zinoviev and karl radek, closely during his time in russia. In the meantime, we recognize and celebrate 1917 with eisensteins amazing and monumental october. A visually innovative world cinema classic, eisensteins october depicts the events that led up to the 1917 russian revolution and founding of the soviet state. After the first fifteen minutes of october had baffled the shit out of me i decided to pause it and read up on the october revolution and about russias disastrous performance in world war i.
It is not a mere enumeration of facts, nor a collection of documents, but a succession of scenes from life, so typical that any participant in the revolution. Okjabre was supposed to create a film about the tenth anniversary of the russian october revolution yet he created a lot more than just that. Librivox recording of ten days that shook the world, by john reed. Major events throughout history have changed and defined the world we inhabit and explore today. And in 1928, eisenstein was met with his harshest criticism yet, upon the release of october. Eisensteins ten days that shook the world screens in l. In ten days that shook the world john reed conveys, with the immediacy of cinema, the impression of a whole nation in ferment and disintegration. Download ten days that shook the world study guide subscribe now. Oktyabr, ten days that shook the world, october, world wide english title october ten days that shook the world, october 1917. Ten days that shook the world was the title john reed gave his remarkable book. Featuring an introduction and postfilm panel discussion with professor douglas weiner.
Ten days that shook the world 1928 published march 30, 2017 by alex sorondo. Other key films from the soviet montage movement include the new babylon novyy vavilon 1929 directed. Produced in 1927 by a group of soviet filmmakers led by sergei eisenstein, for the tenth anniversary of the october revolution, this film dramatizes the events of october, 1917 with the greatest possible realism october was one of two films commissioned by the soviet. One of the most famous productions by one of the soviet unions most important filmmakers, october was commissioned to celebrate the 10 th anniversary of the october revolution. Reed followed many of the prominent bolshevik leaders closely during his time in russia. Ten days that shook the world quotes showing 115 of 15 so, with the crash of artillery, in the dark, with hatred, and fear, and reckless daring, new russia was being. The great film director sergei eisenstein based his film october ten days that shook the world on the american reporters work. Oktyabr, ten days that shook the world, october, worldwide english title october ten days that shook the world, october 1917. Beginning in february of 1917, a group of revolutionaries tears down the statue of tsar nicholas, the last emperor of russia. The book was penned by john reed, a socialist journalist from the united states, who was the subject of the warren beatty movie, reds. Commissioned by the soviet government to commemorate the tenth anniversary of that revolution, the film was originally released in 1928 as oktober in the soviet union, and later internationally as ten days that shook the world, borrowing from john reeds well.
Circa 66 million years ago cretaceoustertiary extinction, mexico. Lets face it, a movie like october, ten days that shook the world, sergei eisensteins propagandistic account of the 1917 russian revolution and the events leading up to it, is never going to appeal to a mainstream movie fan. With boris livanov, nikolay popov, vasili nikandrov, layaschenko. Large database of subtitles for movies, tv series and anime at opensubtitles. Ten days that shook the world 1928 directed by sergei eisenstein, grigori alexandrov. Ten days that shook the world is a 1928 soviet silent historical film on the 1917 october revolution directed by sergei eisenstein and grigori aleksandrov. Tracing the social as well as political antecedents to the events of october, the volume outlines the gradual political. Ten days that shook the world marxists internet archive. It is a celebratory dramatization of the 1917 october revolution commissioned for the tenth anniversary of the event. Its official status meant that eisenstein had great resources to hand as he recreated iconic events such as the storming of the winter palace.
Eisenstein is often considered to be the father of montage. John reeds ten days that shook the world represents one of the 20th centurys greatest politicalliterary achievements, being one of the first book length eyewitness accounts of the great russian october revolution. The coming 17 a film still from sergei eisensteins movie october. Reed died in russia in 1920 and is one of only three americans buried in the kremlin. Desyat dney kotorye potryasli mir is a soviet silent film premiered in 1928 by sergei eisenstein, sometimes referred to simply as october in english. In documentary style, events in petrograd are reenacted from the end of the monarchy in february of 1917 to the end of the provisional. Ten days that shook the world chapter iv the fall of the provisional government. Ten days that shook the world is a 1928 soviet silent historical film by sergei eisenstein. Better known as october andor ten days that shook the world this sergei eisenstein classic recreates the final days of the soviet revolution. Nikolai popov, boris livanov, nikolay popov, vasili nikandrov, layaschenko, chibisov, mikholyev.
He is noted in particular for his silent films strike 1924, battleship potemkin 1925 and october. By late october, the bolsheviks are ready to strike. One film that both recorded and dramatised that shock was sergei eisensteins film of the historic event, oktyabr ten days that shook the world 1928. Ten days that shook the world is a compendium of eyewitness reporting and translated except for some illustrations source materials from this pivotal point in the russian revolution. Ten days that shook the world is a 1928 soviet silent film film by grigori aleksandrov and sergei eisenstein.