The Last Bolshevik
1994
star 7.6
A documentary on Soviet filmmaker Aleksandr Medvedkin, examining his tumultuous career, the rediscovery of his...
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Aleksandr Medvedkin
Aleksandr Ivanovich Medvedkin was a Soviet Russian film director, best known for his 1935 film Happiness. His life and art are the subject of Chris Marker's documentary films, The Train Rolls On (1971) and The Last Bolshevik (1992).
He travelled around Russia in his Kinopoezd, a film-train, in which he carried film equipment and shot movies in Kolkhozy, which he would then screen there.
Filmography
Browse movies and TV shows featuring Aleksandr Medvedkin
Anxiety. Thoughts of an Old Man
1984
The director's reflections on the modern politics of the Reagan administration.
The Train Rolls On
1971
star 6.3
This half-hour documentary by Chris Marker explores Aleksandr Medvedkin’s 1930s “Cine-Train,” a mobile film stu...
Caution! Maoism!
1976
A full-length documentary film directed by Alexander Medvedkin tells about the nature of Maoism, the events in...
Madness. Reflections on the Cost of Murder
1979
About the difficult political situation in the world related to the arms race.
The Silence of Pelešjan
2011
star 5.8
A documentary about the Armenian avant-garde filmmaker, Artavazd Pelešjan.
Stop Thief!
1930
star 10.0
Lazy or incompetent peasants try to malinger and wriggle their way out of duties at the Kolkhoz.