The Great Dawn (Georgian: დიადი განთიადი, trans. Diadi Gant’iadi; Russian: Великое зарево, trans. Velikoe Zarevo. English-language title: They Wanted Peace.) is a 1938 Soviet Georgian film directed by Mikheil Chiaureli. It is considered a representation of Joseph Stalin's cult of personality.
The Great Dawn
Konstantin Müfke as Vladimir Lenin and Mikheil Gelovani as Joseph Stalin
In 1917, the people of the Russian Empire are no longer willing to fight Germany, but the bourgeois government of Alexander Kerensky is unwilling to defy its imperialist allies and stop the war. Only Vladimir Lenin's Bolshevik Party is resolute in calling for peace. In the front, the soldiers of one battalion elect three delegates to travel to St. Petersburg with donations the troops collected for the Pravda newspaper: Gudushauri, Panasiuk and Ershov. The three arrive in the capital and describe the horrendous conditions in which the soldiers live to Joseph Stalin, Lenin's trusted aide and colleague. They join the Bolsheviks and take part in the storming of the Winter Palace, led by Stalin and Lenin. Stalin announces that the great dawn of revolution has broken.
The Great Dawn was part of a group of films made in honor of the twentieth anniversary of the October Revolution, which also included Lenin in October and The Vyborg Side; since Sergei Eisenstein's October, it became customary to release pictures about the revolution with each decade anniversary to it.[1] The film was the first in a series of four which director Chiaureli directed with Joseph Stalin as their main theme, and the marked Mikheil Gelovani's first appearance as Stalin on screen - a role he since played in thirteen other productions.[2][3]
Receptionedit
By April 1939, the picture was already viewed by some 15,000,000 people.[4] In 1941, Chiaureli and Gelovani both won the Stalin Prize, 1st class, for their work on the film.[5]
The Great Dawn was released in the United States in 1940. New York Times' critic interpreted its distribution there as being influenced by the signing of the Ribbentrop-Molotov Pact, writing: "conforming with the pact and the new party line, Soviet filmmakers now tell the world that the Russian and the German comrades would have reconciled back in 1917 if it hadn't been for the Anglo-French "imperialists"... The rest of it is in the familiar vein of Soviet lily-gilding."[6]
Historian Peter Kenez viewed the film as the one "best anticipating the future of Stalin's image" in cinema, noting that Chiaureli allowed him to "escape Lenin's shadow" and turned him to the one the revolutionaries looked up to for leadership.[7] Cinema scholar Nikolas Hülbusch regarded The Great Dawn as "the first contribution of the Tbilisi Studio to Stalin's cult of personality",[8] noting that the premier's character began to exhibit the traits that would define it in later propaganda films, like the ability to mellow out the romantic relationships of his followers.[9] Antonin and Mira Liehm commented that the picture was the first to clearly portray Stalin in the forefront of the Revolution and as Lenin's "closest collaborator and successor".[10] Olga Romanova saw the film as the beginning of a long process, during which Lenin's image in cinema would slowly fade away and allow Stalin to take precedence.[11]
Referencesedit
^Evgeni Dobrenko. Stalinist Cinema and the Production of History: Museum of the Revolution. Edinburgh University Press (2003). ISBN978-0-7486-3445-3. Page 192.
^John Riley. Dmitri Shostakovich: a Life in Film. I.B. Tauris (2005). ISBN978-1-85043-484-9. page 68.
^^ Richard Taylor, D. W. Spring. Stalinism and Soviet cinema. Routledg (1993). ISBN978-0-415-07285-4. page 88.
^MOVIE REVIEW: THE SCREEN. New York Times, 8 January 1940.
^Peter Kenez. Cinema and Soviet Society from the Revolution to the Death of Stalin. I.B. Tauris (2001). ISBN978-1-86064-632-4. Pages 208.
^Nikolas Hülbusch. Im Spiegelkabinett des Diktators: Stalin als Filmheld im sowjetischen Spielfilm (1937-1953). Coppi (2001). ISBN978-3-930258-75-8. Page 93.
^Klaus Heller, Jan Plamper (editors). Personality cults in Stalinism. Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht (2004). ISBN978-3-89971-191-2. Page 229.
^Miera Liehm, Antonin J. Liehm. The Most Important Art: Soviet and Eastern European Film After 1945. ISBN0-520-04128-3. Page 52.
^Olga Romanova. The Campaign to Mythologize Stalin. 2012-03-23 at the Wayback Machine urokiistorii.ru.
External linksedit
They Wanted Peace on the IMDb.
The Great Dawn on kino-teatr.ru.
The Great Dawn on geocinema.ge.
April 12, 2024
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The Great Dawn Georgian დიადი განთიადი trans Diadi Gant iadi Russian Velikoe zarevo trans Velikoe Zarevo English language title They Wanted Peace is a 1938 Soviet Georgian film directed by Mikheil Chiaureli It is considered a representation of Joseph Stalin s cult of personality The Great DawnKonstantin Mufke as Vladimir Lenin and Mikheil Gelovani as Joseph StalinDirected byMikheil ChiaureliWritten byGiorgi TsagareliScreenplay byPyotr Pavlenko Giorgi TsagareliProduced byL TotadzeStarringMikheil GelovaniCinematographyAleqsandre DigmeloviEdited byE GabrieliMusic byIvane GokieliProductioncompanyTbilisi Film StudioRelease date6 November 1938Running time73 minutesCountryGeorgian SSRLanguageRussianExternal image1938 poster of The Great Dawn Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Reception 5 References 6 External linksPlot editIn 1917 the people of the Russian Empire are no longer willing to fight Germany but the bourgeois government of Alexander Kerensky is unwilling to defy its imperialist allies and stop the war Only Vladimir Lenin s Bolshevik Party is resolute in calling for peace In the front the soldiers of one battalion elect three delegates to travel to St Petersburg with donations the troops collected for the Pravda newspaper Gudushauri Panasiuk and Ershov The three arrive in the capital and describe the horrendous conditions in which the soldiers live to Joseph Stalin Lenin s trusted aide and colleague They join the Bolsheviks and take part in the storming of the Winter Palace led by Stalin and Lenin Stalin announces that the great dawn of revolution has broken Cast editKonstantin Mufke ru as Vladimir Lenin Mikheil Gelovani as Joseph Stalin Spartak Bagashvili as Georgi Gudushauri Tamara Makarova as Svetlana Nutsa Chkheidze as Gudushauri s mother Anna Smirnova as Svetlana s mother Basil Matov as Ershov Dmitry Ivanov as Panasyuk Georgi Sagaradze as Tsereteli Michael Chikhladze as Colonel Mikeladze Ivan Perestiani as general Alexander Zhorzholiani as surgeon Shalva Gambashidze as Karkumidze Georgi Shavgulidze as Paul Gudushauri Piotr Morskoi as Deryugin Boris Poltavtsev as Yakov SverdlovProduction editThe Great Dawn was part of a group of films made in honor of the twentieth anniversary of the October Revolution which also included Lenin in October and The Vyborg Side since Sergei Eisenstein s October it became customary to release pictures about the revolution with each decade anniversary to it 1 The film was the first in a series of four which director Chiaureli directed with Joseph Stalin as their main theme and the marked Mikheil Gelovani s first appearance as Stalin on screen a role he since played in thirteen other productions 2 3 Reception editBy April 1939 the picture was already viewed by some 15 000 000 people 4 In 1941 Chiaureli and Gelovani both won the Stalin Prize 1st class for their work on the film 5 The Great Dawn was released in the United States in 1940 New York Times critic interpreted its distribution there as being influenced by the signing of the Ribbentrop Molotov Pact writing conforming with the pact and the new party line Soviet filmmakers now tell the world that the Russian and the German comrades would have reconciled back in 1917 if it hadn t been for the Anglo French imperialists The rest of it is in the familiar vein of Soviet lily gilding 6 Historian Peter Kenez viewed the film as the one best anticipating the future of Stalin s image in cinema noting that Chiaureli allowed him to escape Lenin s shadow and turned him to the one the revolutionaries looked up to for leadership 7 Cinema scholar Nikolas Hulbusch regarded The Great Dawn as the first contribution of the Tbilisi Studio to Stalin s cult of personality 8 noting that the premier s character began to exhibit the traits that would define it in later propaganda films like the ability to mellow out the romantic relationships of his followers 9 Antonin and Mira Liehm commented that the picture was the first to clearly portray Stalin in the forefront of the Revolution and as Lenin s closest collaborator and successor 10 Olga Romanova saw the film as the beginning of a long process during which Lenin s image in cinema would slowly fade away and allow Stalin to take precedence 11 References edit Evgeni Dobrenko Stalinist Cinema and the Production of History Museum of the Revolution Edinburgh University Press 2003 ISBN 978 0 7486 3445 3 Page 192 John Riley Dmitri Shostakovich a Life in Film I B Tauris 2005 ISBN 978 1 85043 484 9 page 68 Richard Taylor D W Spring Stalinism and Soviet cinema Routledg 1993 ISBN 978 0 415 07285 4 page 88 Kyril Anderson Kremlevskij Kinoteatr 1928 1953 Dokumenty Rospen Press 2005 ISBN 978 5 8243 0532 6 p 539 The Great Dawn russiancinema ru MOVIE REVIEW THE SCREEN New York Times 8 January 1940 Peter Kenez Cinema and Soviet Society from the Revolution to the Death of Stalin I B Tauris 2001 ISBN 978 1 86064 632 4 Pages 208 Nikolas Hulbusch Im Spiegelkabinett des Diktators Stalin als Filmheld im sowjetischen Spielfilm 1937 1953 Coppi 2001 ISBN 978 3 930258 75 8 Page 93 Klaus Heller Jan Plamper editors Personality cults in Stalinism Vandenhoeck amp Ruprecht 2004 ISBN 978 3 89971 191 2 Page 229 Miera Liehm Antonin J Liehm The Most Important Art Soviet and Eastern European Film After 1945 ISBN 0 520 04128 3 Page 52 Olga Romanova The Campaign to Mythologize Stalin Archived 2012 03 23 at the Wayback Machine urokiistorii ru External links editThey Wanted Peace on the IMDb The Great Dawn on kino teatr ru The Great Dawn on geocinema ge Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Great Dawn amp oldid 1142908117, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
