Torn Boots
Working with children led Barskaya to create superb direct sound and an inspired style of shooting. Don’t look for conventional cinematic syntax here. The film is chaotic in the way that Soviet films still knew how to be, and Langlois couldn’t help but be seduced by its rebellious spirit, its anarchy and love of children, comparable to Vigo’s Zero de conduite. As well as being a film made with and for children, it offers a complex take on Western society. Pre-Nazi Germany is not named as such but is carefully reconstructed, possibly under advice from Karl Radek, and children offer a playful reflection of class struggle – doubly excluded, as proletarians and as minors. “They play in the same way that they live”, one intertitle says. The interaction between their comical games and the yet more ludicrous ones played by adults is developed on several levels.
- Director
- Margarita Barskaya
- Writer
- Margarita Barskaya
- Original Music Composer
- Vissarion Shebalin
- Original Music Composer
- David Blok
Questions
- Is Torn Boots free to watch?
- Not on Filmghar: we only play films and episodes that are in the public domain or that the owner has made free. We'll show it here as soon as it is free.
- Where can I watch Torn Boots in Pakistan?
- We couldn't find a streaming service carrying Torn Boots in Pakistan right now.
- Who is in the cast of Torn Boots?
- Torn Boots stars Mikhail Klimov, Ivan Novoseltsev, Varvara Alyokhina, Klavdiya Polovikova.
- What kind of film is Torn Boots?
- Torn Boots (1933) is a drama film.
