The New Babylon
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| New Babylon is also a concept by Dutch philosopher [[Constant Nieuwenhuys]]. | New Babylon is also a concept by Dutch philosopher [[Constant Nieuwenhuys]]. | ||
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| + | is a 1929 [[silent film]] written and directed by [[Grigori Kozintsev]] and [[Leonid Trauberg]]. The film deals with the 1871 [[Paris Commune]] and the [[Franco-Prussian War|events leading to it]], and follows the encounter and tragic fate of two lovers separated by the barricades of the Commune. | ||
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| + | Composer [[Dmitri Shostakovich]] wrote his first film score for this movie. In the fifth reel of the score he quotes the revolutionary anthem, "[[La Marseillaise]]" (representing the Commune), juxtaposed [[Counterpoint|contrapuntally]] with the famous "[[Can-can]]" from [[Jacques Offenbach|Offenbach]]'s ''[[Orpheus in the Underworld]]''. | ||
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| + | Footage from ''The New Babylon'' was included in [[Guy Debord]]'s feature film ''[[The Society of the Spectacle (film)|The Society of the Spectacle]]'' (1973). | ||
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Novyy Vavilon (Eng:New Babylon) (1929), is a film directed Grigori Kozintsev and Leonid Trauberg. A black and white silent film (120 minutes in its original version and 93 minutes in its 2004 restored version). The propaganda film in the expressionist tradition of the early 20th century deals with the Paris Commune of the 19th century and is largely set in a fantastic department store. We follow the encounter and tragic destiny of two lovers separated by the barricades of the Paris Commune. Some interesting IMDb user comments here[1]. Footage from the film was included in Guy Debord's The Society of the Spectacle.
New Babylon is also a concept by Dutch philosopher Constant Nieuwenhuys.
is a 1929 silent film written and directed by Grigori Kozintsev and Leonid Trauberg. The film deals with the 1871 Paris Commune and the events leading to it, and follows the encounter and tragic fate of two lovers separated by the barricades of the Commune.
Composer Dmitri Shostakovich wrote his first film score for this movie. In the fifth reel of the score he quotes the revolutionary anthem, "La Marseillaise" (representing the Commune), juxtaposed contrapuntally with the famous "Can-can" from Offenbach's Orpheus in the Underworld.
Footage from The New Babylon was included in Guy Debord's feature film The Society of the Spectacle (1973).
See also
- Political film
- Propaganda film
- New Babylon (Constant Nieuwenhuys)
- Babylon
- The Society of the Spectacle (film)
