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Island of the Dead (1993)

Overview

The Island of the Dead is a film about the demise of the Russian Epocha Modern. The symbol of this culture was the legendary Russian film star Vera Kholodnaya, who evoked a poetic image of the young urban woman on the silver screen. Her death in 1919, shrouded in tragedy and mystery, put a symbolic end to the pre-Revolutionary period. The Island of the Dead is composed of fragments from numerous films from this period, juxtaposed with other contemporary artistic expressions such as music and painting. Kovalov shows convincingly how the fragile beauty of the Russian Epocha Modern had to make way for the pressure of Futurism, Constructivism and other 'progressive trends', and how these '-isms' were then also relegated to the melting pot to be remoulded by totalitarian norms.
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Oleg Kovalov profile
Oleg Kovalov

Director

Cast

Vera Kholodnaya profile
Vera Kholodnaya

Self (archive footage)

Czar Nicholas II of Russia profile
Czar Nicholas II of Russia

Self (archive footage)

Joseph Stalin profile
Joseph Stalin

Sergei Eisenstein profile
Sergei Eisenstein

Vera Kholodnaya profile
Vera Kholodnaya

Self (archive footage)

Czar Nicholas II of Russia profile
Czar Nicholas II of Russia

Self (archive footage)

Joseph Stalin profile
Joseph Stalin

Sergei Eisenstein profile
Sergei Eisenstein

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Release Date

September 15, 1993

Original Language

Russian

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

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