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classic soviet constructivist film-Name at least 3 other films identified by critics as classic constructivist films
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RUSSIAN CONSTRUCTIVISM –
Explain how the political, social and economic upheaval created by the aftermath of both the Russian Revolution and WW1 affected the production and content of classic Soviet Constructivist Cinema.
When The Bolsheviks seized power in 1917, they attempted to get rid of old ‘bourgeois’ elements in society. A new wave off experimentation came in called avant-garde where due to the new government and end of war a more modernised and futuristic culture came in. Cinema was being experimented with and new innovative ideas were being shown on screen.
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Montage types
The Breakfast club
The breakfast club includes a rhythmic montage during the detention dance scene.
Up
In the film up there is an over tonal montage which shows the couple grow old.
Whiplash
In Whiplash there is a tonal montage which focusses on creating a dense mood.
Influence On contemporary films
Soviet Gerasimov Task (SC Practical Task)
Influence On Hollywood Noir
films influenced by soviet constructivism
Rocky
Rocky has one of the best montages in film and was based off the concept of the soviet montage.
The breakfast club
The breakfast club includes a montage which is shown as the students are running down the corridor away from the head teacher
Labyrinth
Labyrinth has a weird architect to it and it is shown during a scene which involves stairs which can be walked in any direction even upside down.