Name at least 3 other films identified by critics as classic constructivist films.

The Diplomatic Pouch (1927)

The Diplomatic Pouch is a 1927 Soviet silent thriller film directed by Oleksandr Dovzhenko. The first two parts of the film are lost

Mother, (1926), Vsevolod Pudovkin

Pelageya can’t undertand why her son is organizing a workers’ strike, while her boorish husband is trying to suppress it. When the latter is killed, Pelageya unwittingly gives up her son to the authorities, and is horrified when he is sent to jail. Gradually, as she begins to understand her son’s ideological position, she commits herself to the revolutionary cause and fights to free her son.

The End of St Petersburg-Vsevolod Pudovkin (1927)

A Russian peasant unwittingly becomes a scab, putting him at odds with a relative leading the strike.

How does the Gerasimov institute operate now?

The VGIK in Moscow, Russia has changed significantly since its founding in 1919 by the film director Vladimir Gardin. It is the oldest film school in the world.

Its work in the early years was hampered by the shortage of film stock. During the period of the Soviet Union it was a requirement of the state to attend VGIK in order to be allowed to direct a film.

More recently, its alumni were drawn from the USSR. In 2023, it remains one of the most prestigious film schools in the world. The school has become more focused on international collaboration and has opened its doors to students from around the world.