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rare are moments when life and death, joy, dance, pain and tragedy feel so intense and extreme in a very same. vasiliy's walk was one of those moments. (and how long it was? 1 minute or 2? it could be a century, too) like the Soul spread all varieties of its boundless volume.

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Electrus Amadeus Magnus

19Feb13

"Well goodbye, I'm dyin." Ol' man reminds me of Marion "Rises" Cotillard.

Aguaespejo

27Jan13

The last shot of Basil's bride with another man is absolutely stunning. What the heck does it mean? Everything grows, dies and changes? But that seems so trite after watching her raving grief. And this sort o confusion, where meanings pullulate as you start examine seemingly straightforward shots, is for me part of the beauty of this one of a kind film.

wolfmansRazor

17Oct12

Dovzhenko's ecstatic, pulsing montage is still incredibly rousing even when the specific content of the film seems almost unfathomable to an American audience. The kulaks are bad guys because they own property? A priest is shunned for offering funeral services? People are this excited about a tractor? I loved the film, but I can't overlook that it's propaganda for a policy that killed millions of people.

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TFCHooligan69

7Aug12

An incredible cinematic achievement. Stunning cinematography. Earth just might have earned itself top spot as my favourite silent-era film.

msmichel

26Jan12

Stunning visuals indeed in this ode to collective farming and attack on landowners and religion. Photography is often breathtaking with amazing use of extreme closeups. However it may just be one of those pictures whose reputation makes one look at it with rose coloured glasses. Wasn't as taken with this as I expected to be.

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adrianmendizabal

11Dec11

One heck of an ideal Marxist film! The close-ups are haunting and epic! WOW!

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spierpijnverhelpen

12Nov11

The movie gave me a great look at the history. Great movie <a href=”http://spierpijnverhelpen.com”>health</a>

Manny Lage

19Aug11

"I remember watching Dovzhenko’s Earth in 16mm in the tiny screening room in the old film center at Bard. I noticed Adolfas Mekas in the back, standing by the projector. ... a beautiful Soviet-style montage of apples in orchards, sunshine, happy people, and more apples. Adolfas, a tear in his eye, very moved, said loud over the projector clatter, “That! That is Cinema!” He taught by sharing his epiphanies."Jeff Scher

reiter

20Mar11

The work that has been inspiring poetic cinema since 1930. The film made me take a look at the history of Ukraine in the way Dovzhenko wanted I guess. Soviet called it propaganda, but the real master shows more than that and it's all about reading between the lines. Masterpiece.

Canaletto

14Aug10

Tuve el honor de verla como parte del famoso Festival Internacional de Jazz acompañada en vivo por un trío (piano, guitarra electrica y sax), sobra decir que fue una experiencia inolvidable, que Potemkin ni que mis huevos.

Анна фон Гесельбрахт

10Aug10

why is soviet propaganda always so mysterious, spiritual and good?

Bubi girl

14May10

picture of a unique subtle, transcend rythm most deeply reflects a poetic ukrainian soul, a sensitive hymn to Human, Nature, Life, Eternity full of love to native land and people

pranaya

27Oct09

this is one of most amazing films i've ever seen. each images resonates with the next. a poetic expression of the possibilities of cinema. a masterpiece from a master.

Kai White

29Jun09

A running meditation on several heady themes as they relate to rural Russian farmlife. Some great photography helps give this somewhat of an ethereal feel that you don't find in other Soviet films from this era. Incidentally, the ending manages to wrap a storm, stampeding horses, fruit, a nude woman, an angry priest, and a funeral procession into one heck of a montage. Exciting!