The Soviet Influence: From Turksib to Night Mail Blu-ray Movie

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Турксиб / Night Mail / Blu-ray + DVD
BFI Video | 1929-1936 | 163 min | Rated BBFC: U | Sep 19, 2011

The Soviet Influence: From Turksib to Night Mail (Blu-ray Movie)

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The Soviet Influence: From Turksib to Night Mail (1929-1936)

Thee small number of Russian films which were shown in Britain in the late 1920s and early 1930s excited the attention of British filmmakers and writers, and played a central role in developing ideas about film as an art-form. In particular this influence was felt in the British documentary film work of such key figures as John Grierson and Paul Rotha.
This unique and fascinating release explores this influence through the formal and thematic relationships between Viktor Turin's extraordinary, yet little-seen, silent documentary Turksib (1929), and a number of British documentary films, including the celebrated Night Mail (1936).

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Specifications

  • Video

    Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
    Video resolution: 1080p
    Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
    Original aspect ratio: 1.33:1

  • Audio

    English: LPCM 2.0

  • Subtitles

    None

  • Discs

    Blu-ray Disc
    Two-disc set (1 BD, 1 DVD)
    DVD copy

  • Playback

    Region B, A (C untested)