Zvenigora

Zvenigora

92 mins | Drama, Comedy, History, Fantasy | April 13, 1928

The momentous film stars Mykola Nademskyi as the grandfather of Tymish (Semen Svashenko), whom he alerts to secret treasure buried in the mountains of Zvenygora – Treasure that rightfully belongs to his homeland. The film wonderfully blends both lyricism and politics and uses its central construct to build a montage praising Ukrainian industrialization, attacking the bourgeoisie, celebrating the beauty of the Ukrainian steppe and retelling ancient folklore. Said Sergei Eisenstein of the film, "As the lights went on, we felt that we had just witnessed a memorable event in the development of the cinema".

Zvenigora

92 mins | Drama, Comedy, History, Fantasy | April 13, 1928

Zvenigora
The momentous film stars Mykola Nademskyi as the grandfather of Tymish (Semen Svashenko), whom he alerts to secret treasure buried in the mountains of Zvenygora – Treasure that rightfully belongs to his homeland. The film wonderfully blends both lyricism and politics and uses its central construct to build a montage praising Ukrainian industrialization, attacking the bourgeoisie, celebrating the beauty of the Ukrainian steppe and retelling ancient folklore. Said Sergei Eisenstein of the film, "As the lights went on, we felt that we had just witnessed a memorable event in the development of the cinema".
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers
Original title Звенигора
Directors Oleksandr Dovzhenko, Yuliya Solntseva
Writers Maik Yohansen, Yuri Tyutyunnyk, Oleksandr Dovzhenko

Cast

Mykola Nademskyi

as Grandpa / General

Semen Svashenko

as Tymish, first grandson

Leonid Barbe

as Polish Monk

Heorhiy Astafyev

as Scythian leader

Vladimir Uralsky

as Peasant

Les Podorozhniy

as Pavlo, second grandson

Mariya Parshyna

as Tymish's wife