Also known as The Old and the New, The General Line illustrates Lenin’s stated imperative that the nation move from agrarian to industrial culture in an epic ode to farm-collectivization progress.
Sergei Eisenstein, Grigori Aleksandrov
Director
Marfa Lapkina
Marfa
M. Ivanin
Marfa's son
Konstantin Vasilyev
Tractor Driver
Vasili Buzenkov
Secretary of the milk cooperative
Nezhnikov
Miroshkin - Schoolmaster
Chukamaryev
The butcher
Ivan Yudin
Komsomolets
E. Suhareva
Witch
G. Matvei
Priest
Lev Ivanov
Student (uncredited)
Mikhail Gomorov
Christopher Nolan transforms Homer's ancient epic into one of the most breathtaking cinematic spectacles of his career. While its nonlinear storytelling and exposition occasionally hold it back, The Odyssey is a visually stunning, emotionally resonant blockbuster that demands to be seen on the biggest screen possible.
Desi’s “straight man” to Lucy’s playful exuberance subverted people’s expectations of what a Latino man could be and added respect and nuance to the way onscreen marriages between men and women were portrayed.
Another story focuses on the bond between a young man and a shelter dog in this Netflix drama film.
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As this critic continues to look back at some of this Summer's films I have taken in, I would be remiss if I didn't mention one of the most overall unsettling trends in Hollywood over the last several years.....sequels, reboots, and remakes. Look, I am all for seeing more than one film for certain originals that made a splash, ie: "Jurassic Park", "Pirates of the Caribbean", "Transformers", etc.
In The Women and the Murderer, directors Mona Achache and Patricia Tourancheau center women—the very demographic true crime is designed to appeal to.