Mother (Mat)

Directed by
Vsevolod Pudovkin
Starring
Vera Baranovskaya, Nikolai Batalov, Aleksandr Christyakov
Duration
89 min.
Year
1926

Mother by Vsevolod Pudovkin is a seminal work in Soviet cinema, showcasing his masterful use of montage and symbolism. Based on Maxim Gorky’s novel, this film is the first in Pudovkin’s revolutionary trilogy and depicts a mother, Pelageya, navigating the Russian Revolution of 1905. As her abusive husband is killed during a strike and her son Pavel is imprisoned, Pelageya’s desperate efforts to save him lead her down a path of radicalization.

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