Brook K

The Return of the Return of the Director's Checklists - #500 - VSEVOLOD PUDOVKIN

One of the most prominent of Russian silent directors, he was known for his humanist style, similar to what would later be called Neo-Realism, while still using the formal concepts of montage to terrific effect. Spent 3 years in a German POW camp during WWI.

Vozvrashcheniye Vasiliya Bortnikova (1952)
... aka The Return of Vasili Bortnikov
... aka Vasili's Return
Zhukovsky (1950)
Tri vstrechi (1948)
... aka Three Encounters
Admiral Nakhimov (1946)
... aka Admiral Nakhimov
Vo imya rodiny (1943)
... aka In the Name of the Fatherland
Ubiytsy vykhodyat na dorogu (1942)
... aka The Murderers Are Coming
Boyevoy kinosbornik 6 (1941) (segment "Pir v Zhirmunke/Feast at Zhirmunka")
... aka Collection of Films for the Armed Forces #6
Suvorov (1941)
... aka General Suvorov (USA)
Kino za XX let (1940)
Minin i Pozharskiy (1939)
... aka Minin and Pozharsky
Pobeda (1938)
... aka Mother and Sons (USA)
... aka Victory
Dezertir (1933)
... aka Deserter (USA)
Prostoy sluchay (1932)
... aka A Simple Case
... aka Life Is Beautiful (USA)
Potomok Chingis-Khana (1928)
... aka Storm Over Asia
... aka The Heir to Genghis Khan
Konets Sankt-Peterburga (1927)
... aka The End of St. Petersburg
Mekhanikha golovnogo mozga (1926)
... aka Mechanics of the Brain
Mat (1926)
... aka Mother
Shakhmatnaya goryachka (1925)
... aka Chess Fever
Golod... golod... golod (1921)
... aka Hunger... Hunger... Hunger

I know what I'm gonna do tomorrow, and the next day, and the next year, and the year after that. - George Bailey

2002 Sight & Sound Challenge: 313 Last Watched: Time of the Gypsies

Last 10 Films Watched:
Dial M for Murder - B+ / I Confess - A-
Star Wars: The Clone Wars - C+ / Brand Upon the Brain! - B+
Stage Fright - B / Rope - B+
Lifeboat - B / The Dark Knight - B+
Suspicion - B / The Deal - B

DVD BEAVER My Collection

Brook K

Re: The Return of the Return of the Director's Checklists - #500 - VSEVOLOD PUDOVKIN

I haven't seen any of his sound films. Would like to know how his style changed over the years.

1. Mother - B+ (Wrenching work about a 1905 worker's revolt which initially fractures the family until the mother realizes the son's cause is the correct one)
2. Chess Fever - B+ (A comedic rarity from a time period usually thought of as ponderously political. Amusing short film poking fun at the Russian obsession with chess in which a man misses his wedding because of a chess game and he has to try to win the girl back.)
3. The End of St. Petersburg - B+ (Like Eisenstein's October, this was commissioned to celebrate the 10 year annivesary of the Russian Revolution. Takes a more personal approach in which a simple villager goes to the city to find work and unwittingly aids in the arrest of a labor leader. The film illustrates the sparse conditions of the proletariat that encouraged the success of the Revolution.)
4. Storm Over Asia - B (Pudovkin's last silent film is unique for its time in featuring a Mongolian protagonist and telling a story about Mongolians rather than Russians. In 1918, with the British controlling the area, he is cheated in a fir trade and then later arrested. He is about to be executed when the British discover he is a distant relative of Genghis Khan and decide to set him up as a puppet ruler. Breathtaking editing sequences, though a bit uneven in pacing and the Brits are portrayed in a strictly cartoony manner.)

Own: 0

I know what I'm gonna do tomorrow, and the next day, and the next year, and the year after that. - George Bailey

2002 Sight & Sound Challenge: 313 Last Watched: Time of the Gypsies

Last 10 Films Watched:
Dial M for Murder - B+ / I Confess - A-
Star Wars: The Clone Wars - C+ / Brand Upon the Brain! - B+
Stage Fright - B / Rope - B+
Lifeboat - B / The Dark Knight - B+
Suspicion - B / The Deal - B

DVD BEAVER My Collection

Bill McA

Re: The Return of the Return of the Director's Checklists - #500 - VSEVOLOD PUDOVKIN

Ratings from to


The Return of Vasili Bortnikov (1952)
Zhukovsky (1950)
Three Encounters (1948)
Admiral Nakhimov (1946)
In the Name of the Fatherland (1943)
The Murderers Are Coming (1942)
Boyevoy kinosbornik 6 (1941) (segment "Pir v Zhirmunke/Feast at Zhirmunka")
Suvorov (1941)
Kino za XX let (1940)
Minin i Pozharskiy (1939)
Mother and Sons (1938)
Deserter (1933)
Life Is Beautiful (1932)
Storm Over Asia (1928)
The End of St. Petersburg (1927)
Mechanics of the Brain (1926)
Mother (1926)
Chess Fever (1925)
Hunger... Hunger... Hunger (1921)

I have heard of him, but as of this moment, I've seen nothing!

Seen 0
Own 0

My DVD Collection Film Lists: 2001 (416), 2002 (412), 2003 (374), 2004 (346), 2005 (302), 2006 (221) Film Tracking 2005 (862), 2006 (852) Last 15 Watched: Effi Briest (1974,Rainer Werner Fassbinder) 2/5, The Water Horse (2007,Jay Russell) 3/5, The Innocent (1976,Luchino Visconti) 4/5, Wild Hogs (2007,Walt Becker) 1/5, The Devil-Doll (1936,Tod Browning) 3/5, Woman in the Dunes (1964,Hiroshi Teshigahara) 5/5, Love in the Time of Cholera (2007,Mike Newell) 2/5, Across the Universe (2007,Julie Taymor) 3/5, The Last Wave (1977,Peter Weir) 4/5, 3 Women (1977,Robert Altman) 4/5, The Terror of the Tongs (1961,Anthony Bushell) 3/5, The Stranglers of Bombay (1960,Terence Fisher) 3/5, The Devil-Ship Pirates (1964,Don Sharp) 3/5, The Pirates of Blood River (1962,John Gilling) 3/5, Rogue (2007,Greg Mclean) 3/5

SteveGon

Re: The Return of the Return of the Director's Checklists - #500 - VSEVOLOD PUDOVKIN

Storm Over Asia *** out of ****
The End of St. Petersburg *** out of ****
Chess Fever ***1/2 out of ****

Recently viewed films:

Prom Night '08 *
Tread Softly Stranger ***
The Seed People **
The Third Man ****
Death Race **

Zombie Movie Appreciation Thread

Jim_K

Re: The Return of the Return of the Director's Checklists - #500 - VSEVOLOD PUDOVKIN

Seen 2
Own 0

The Return of Vasili Bortnikov (1952)
Zhukovsky (1950)
Three Encounters (1948)
Admiral Nakhimov (1946)
In the Name of the Fatherland (1943)
The Murderers Are Coming (1942)
Boyevoy kinosbornik 6 (1941) (segment "Pir v Zhirmunke/Feast at Zhirmunka")
Suvorov (1941)
Kino za XX let (1940)
Minin i Pozharskiy (1939)
Mother and Sons (1938)
Deserter (1933)
Life Is Beautiful (1932)
Storm Over Asia (1928)
The End of St. Petersburg (1927)
Mechanics of the Brain (1926)
Mother (1926)
Chess Fever (1925)
Hunger... Hunger... Hunger (1921)

The Collection (Blu-Ray High Definition/DVD)

Pre-orders - BLU-RAY: 7th Voyage of Sinbad, Casino, Cool Hand Luke, Dawn of the Dead, Death Proof, Dr No, Eastern Promises, For Your Eyes Only, From Russia With Love, The Godfather Collection, Hellboy 2: The Golden Army, Hulk, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Incredible Hulk, Interview with the Vampire, Iron Man, JFK, Kill Bill 1 & 2, LA Confidential, Live and Let Die, The Matrix (Ultimate Collection), The Mist, The Omen, Planet of the Apes (Evolution Collection), Planet Terror, Poltergeist, The Sixth Sense, Sleeping Beauty, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, The Thing, The Third Man, Thunderball, WALL E, Young Frankenstein DVD: Budd Boetticher Collection, Icons of Horror: The Hammer Collection, Popeye the Sailor Vol #3, Rodan/War of the Gargantuas, Warner Gangster Collection Vol #4

Martin Teller

Re: The Return of the Return of the Director's Checklists - #500 - VSEVOLOD PUDOVKIN

The End of St. Petersburg (1927) - 8/10
Chess Fever (1925) - 7/10