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- 1926
- Not Rated
- Goskino
- 1 h 15 m
- 1926
- Not Rated
- Goskino
- 1 h 15 m
Summary In the midst of the Russian Revolution of 1905, the crew of the battleship Potemkin mutiny against the brutal, tyrannical regime of the vessel's officers. The resulting street demonstration in Odessa brings on a police massacre.
Directed By: Sergei Eisenstein
- 1926
- Not Rated
- Goskino
- 1 h 15 m
- 1926
- Not Rated
- Goskino
- 1 h 15 m
Battleship Potemkin
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Summary In the midst of the Russian Revolution of 1905, the crew of the battleship Potemkin mutiny against the brutal, tyrannical regime of the vessel's officers. The resulting street demonstration in Odessa brings on a police massacre.
Directed By: Sergei Eisenstein
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 22 Critic Reviews
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100% Positive
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0% Mixed
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 22 Critic Reviews
97
100% Positive
22 Reviews
22 Reviews
0% Mixed
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
It's essentially a propaganda film, but Eisenstein's stirring (and, for the history of cinema, truly revolutionary) montages of men in action still are uniquely powerful. [04 Jun 1999]
Let it suffice to say that if you've heard something about “montage” (the joining of filmed images to suggest an idea, create a mood, or evoke a theme), this is the work that defines it.
By Don Druker
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User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 53 User Ratings
8.5
92% Positive
49 Ratings
49 Ratings
4% Mixed
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4% Negative
2 Ratings
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User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 53 User Ratings
8.5
92% Positive
49 Ratings
49 Ratings
4% Mixed
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
4% Negative
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
Del cine mudo, esta es una muchas obras clave, indispensables. El seguimiento a un motín que se volvió parte fundamental de la Revolución Bolchevique deja una impresión difícil de olvidar, incluso para los primerizos. La secuencia de la escalinata es de antología.
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I want you to take a moment to close your eyes and imagine the best movie you've ever seen in your entire life. Beautiful... Isn't it?
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Potemkin is a vital viewing experience that transcends its landmark/milestone status. Its virtuoso technique remains dazzling and is at the service of a revolutionary fervour we can still experience.
By Philip French
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One of the fundamental landmarks of cinema.
For all Potemkin’s rabble-rousing propaganda, Eisenstein’s aestheticism is everywhere apparent.
A vibrant, cinematically radical, and extremely accomplished work which went on to become one of the most celebrated movies ever made.
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I haven t seen it yet, but it looks Epicard. I Love the ships movies and all that **** brulmaster was here.
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[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]
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amazon, this is the best movie of all time and should be mark'd as an historic moment
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Produced to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the Russian revolution, the silent epic Battleship Potemkin serves as both a historical drama and a passionate example of Soviet-friendly propaganda. Originally plotted to depict several key moments in the 1905 uprising, the state (which funded this production) demanded a tight deadline and the film was subsequently cut down to just one symbolic episode. In that, a crew of mistreated sailors bristle at the wormy meat they’re provided and, when superiors ignore their complaints, stage an uprising that ignites a fire in the hearts and minds of civilians watching from the shore.
From a filmmaking perspective, there’s a lot to admire. Utilizing a huge cast of extras, director Sergei Eisenstein brings us an abundance of expertly-composed panoramas, dazzling in their size and scope. Teems of people march to join the protest, clenching their fists and raging against the oppression like an angry human sea. Potemkin’s use of montage was revolutionary for the time, and its heavy reliance upon manipulative visual storytelling remains potent today. It’s also an ambitious example of the limitations inherent in silent film. Melodrama abounds; a flood of overly romantic body language and postured patriotic proclamations dominate the screen. Its depiction of the mutiny at sea is long, over-edited and confusing, desperate for a guiding light amidst all the chaos. The same can be said for the famous Odessa Steps sequence, a powerful and historically significant act which depicts a bloody massacre by the military. One could argue that the disorientation evident in these scenes is intentional, an accurate depiction of pandemonium in a threatened crowd. I’d agree, but that doesn’t make it any easier to follow. I don’t think clarity needed to be discarded in order to enable the vision.
My takeaway is this: Battleship Potemkin is an essential film when viewed through the context of cinematic achievement. It raises the bar for emotional heft in the format, manages some staggering vistas that surely hit the marks its Soviet bosses were looking for, and delivers one especially dynamic scene which has stood the test of time. I can’t argue the artistry, but the storytelling is simplistic and vague. The blame for that can’t be lain at the feet of this era. Chaplin, Keaton and Lloyd had already published masterworks by 1925, telling brighter, more lucid stories in a much lighter genre, and they didn’t need the dozen pages of dialogue cards Potemkin uses to do so. It may be important in a historical sense, and the story behind its production and distribution is fascinating, but I’ve lost count of how many times this one’s put me to sleep.
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Awards
Online Film & Television Association
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination