The General Line
dir. Sergei Eisenstein, Grigori Aleksandrov · 1929
When faced with overwhelming hardship, one individual's determination to embrace change can inspire a community to transform their lives for the better.
A woman in a struggling Soviet village stands up against the oppressive weight of tradition and poverty, igniting a movement for change. Watching this film is like witnessing the birth of a new social order, where the collective spirit of the community is harnessed to reshape their destiny.
100.000.000 peasants - illiterate, poor, hungry. There comes a day when one woman decides that she can live old life no longer. Using ways of new Soviet state and industrial progress she changes life and labor of her village.
Talking points
- the role of women in revolution
- the impact of industrialization on rural life
- the aesthetics of early Soviet cinema
- the relationship between individual and collective identity
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