Slatan Dudow (written by Brecht) - 1932
What is this? Really a collection of nice, sometimes excellent images. Overexposed, with some great sociological looks at people. There are often quite fast, basically inserts (this is nearly a photoplay, in some ways). These can move towards overcutting, cutting around presumably didgy performances, but it doesn't matter hugely.
Well, it does in some ways, because the story isn't really told, it's inconsequential certainly. This film does use cinematic devices, indeed, there's hardly any dialogue, but what it creates through purely cinematic means doesn't have much to do with the love plot. We have good tracks on bicycles and swimming, montage sequences with songs and so on.
The message is great, the feeling is great, solidarity. It doesn't come together hugely, but there are some great bits (and the songs are great, reminding me of 'Threepenny'. It's Hans Eisler.)
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