A Simple Case
As a response to criticism for the allegedly excessive “mass appeal” of his earlier epic STORM OVER ASIA (1928), Vsevolod Pudovkin unleashed his flair for experimentation in what was supposed to be the director’s first sound feature. Everything went wrong: technical problems forced him to complete the film as a silent; viewers were baffled by the lack of a recognizable plot; then, the ideological climate of the Soviet Union changed. He was now being blamed for catering to bourgeois taste! Time has come to set the record straight. Here’s lyrical cinema at its best, deliberately operatic and yet intimate as it matches the characters’ inner life with the solemn rhythms of nature, and depicted through breathtaking black-and-white photography. A sensation at last year’s Pordenone fest, Pudovkin’s long-forgotten swan song to the art of montage is resurrected by Gabriel Thibaudeau’s emotionally charged live music performance. –PCU (USSR, 1930, 75m)
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5.3/10
12 votes
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- Released
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- Theatrical1 Jan 1933
RussiaRU
- Theatrical31 Dec 1930
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- When was A Simple Case released?
- A Simple Case was released on 31 December 1930.
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- What is the rating of A Simple Case?
- A Simple Case holds a 5.3/10 audience score from 12 votes.
- Who directed A Simple Case?
- A Simple Case (1930) was directed by Vsevolod Pudovkin.
- How long is A Simple Case?
- A Simple Case runs for 1h 15m.
