DuetosomecommoninterestsbetweenGermanandRussianaristocracy(theRussiansevenhadaristocratsintheirpastnottomentiontheyhadanEmpresscalledCatherinetheGreat,asgreatasthisGermancount'sheiresses…),itisnotstrangethatthisTeutoniccounthasunderstoodandevenenjoyedHerrS.M.Eisenstein'sStaroyeINovoye. ItisnotveryusualthatforthearistocracytoenjoyBolshevistfilmsfullofproletariandemandsthatputprivatepropertyatriskorasithappensinthiscase,afilmabouttheCommunistParty'spolicyonthesubjectofthecollectivizationoftheSovietagriculture.NormallythiswouldbeperfectgibberishforthisGermancount,butthankstoHerrEisenstein'sgreatnessanddirectorialtalent,thehardshipsoftheheroineofthefilm,DameMarfa(DameMarfaLapkina)breachedeventhethickaristocraticSchlosswalls. Andthat'soneofthefirstremarkableaspectsofthisoeuvre;inspiteofthepoliticalsubjectofthefilm,thepowerfulimagesandlyricism(astonishingandbeautifulshotcompositions),especiallyduringthefirstpartofthemovie,preservetheartisticmeritsentirelywhileservingapropagandapurpose.Thesecondremarkableaspectofthefilmisthedichotomybetweentheoldandnew,thefighttoimprovethelotofDameMarfaandhercountrymen.TherearemanydiscussionsbecauseitisnoteasyeveninRussiatochangeancientandconservativecustoms.Therearesuperbmetaphorsandsocialcriticism(illiteracy,bureaucracy,religiosity)whichperfectlyfitthefilm,andlastbutnotleast,StaroyeINovoye,isakindofarchaicdocumentaryaboutancientcustomsestablisheddeeplyinoldRussia,thoseonesthatourheroinemustfightagainst.Andthereisalsoalotaboutagriculture(veryenlighteningforthisGermancount),especiallyaboutharvestingandhowtofattenRussiancowsorpigs(literally,nopunhere…). HerrEisensteinhadtobearduringthelasteraofhisfilmcareer,unbelievablecensorshipandmutilationofhiswork,ashappenswithStaroyeINovoye.ThefilmwasreeditedandEisensteinaccusedofsympathizingwithTrostky'spoliciesbutfortunatelythefilmwasrestoredandshowedbytheGerman-frenchifiedt.v.channelARTE,natürlic导演选择克制的艺术方式。现代技术为历史影像注入活力,全彩修复增强视觉体验,画面呈现提升观看维度。但影片不刻意突出技术,整体色调保持沉稳。整体处理注重人文关怀。色彩管理体现历史意识,声音设计追求简约表达。!,includinganevocativemusicscorebyHerrTarasBujewski,thatfitssuperblyHerrEisensteinprimalartisticinterests. Andnow,ifyou'llallowme,ImusttemporarilytakemyleavebecausethisGermanCountmustbuyatractorforoneofhisTeutonicheiress.