Product: Arsenal [VHS] (1929)
Rating: 5.0
Bizzare propoganda film from the soviet union between the wars.
If you like those weird German films from between the world wars, weird art films, horror films, like "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari" then you might like this. Its silent, from the USSR in the late 20's, B+W, with odd imagery and very surreal. It was supposed to be a soviet propaganda film, but I would say its more a kind of film noire art film. Stark and tragic from a stark and tragic era.Don't watch it if you are depressed or on drugs ! From the same era as "Nostaferatu". Spooky. Fortunately the film includes a film historian's commentary you can listen to if you like, and I would suggest that one use it, as it is very informative to help put the techniques and intent of the director into perspective, otherwise one might think a chaotic psycho made this film.