Bezhin Meadow : Sergei Eisenstein
I thought The General Line [1931] is the only movie Eisenstein had applied stills and added a graceful rendition to the Slide film list. But Bezhin Meadow [1937/1964] had reached its pinnacle of precision to uphold the new form of cinema in the art history. These two pairs of intertitles are enough for getting the thematic essence of Mr. Eisenstein Bezhin Meadow [1937/1964]. The production history and recreation of the film in the midst of Soviet sanctions and world war are as good as pivotal as its narrative and artistic formation and preservation. Are there any other movies whose are suffered such kind of blockage during its making? Maybe there are! There was sharp censorial procedure to bring out the film that goes against the ruling power or majority feelings. Today I have come to know that Sudipto Sen’s The Kerala Story [2023] have been banned some states in India whereas Vivek Agnihotri’s The Kasmir Files [2022] had been applauded all over though bot...
