Downpour (1929)

The lost film about the peasant rebellion of the 18th century in Ukraine, led by Maksym Zalizniak and Ivan Honta. The history of the haydamak movement became a trigger for authors to have experiments in the field of film language: shooting against the background of black velvet, focus on the static character of the picture, the sculptural nature of composition mise-en-scène solutions, replacement of dramatic collisions with cinema engravings depicting the historical past.

Released April 18, 1929 75 min None+

Genres: Drama, History

Keywords: imdb.based-on-historical-event, imdb.lost-film

Production Companies: VUFKU (All-Ukrainian Photo-Cinema Administration), Odeska Kinofabryka, Vseukrainske Foto Kino Upravlinnia (VUFKU)

Country: Soviet Union
Languages: No Language, Ukrainian