Kino-Pravda No. 1

Kino-Pravda No. 1

Directed by Dziga Vertov

Produced by VFKO

192211 min5.5 / 10

A stark Soviet newsreel documenting famine, state seizure, and political trials with propagandistic urgency and formal innovation.

Dziga Vertov-directed Soviet newsreel covering: Starving children / Requisitioning of valuables possessed by the Russian Orthodox Church / Fundraising flights in support of the hungry / Trial of the Socialist Revolutionaries.

Questions people ask

  • Is Kino-Pravda No. 1 sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is Kino-Pravda No. 1 easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Does Kino-Pravda No. 1 end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Kino-Pravda No. 1 violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Is Kino-Pravda No. 1 scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

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29/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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Rarity96

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Surprise13

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Love8

How much audiences actually like it

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