Lenin’s Kino Pravda: Truth in Cinema

"Newsreel fragments assembled as Kino-Pravda on Lenin and cinema."

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About this film

A 1925 compilation drawing on Soviet Kino-Pravda newsreel material, assembled to present Lenin's ideas about cinema and truth on screen.

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About the production

Release date1925-01-22

Themes

Themes & topics

lenin’s

Historical background

Made in 1925, in Soviet Union, under Dziga Vertov, Lenin’s Kino Pravda: Truth in Cinema belongs to feature filmmaking amid the silent era's rapid stylistic experiments.

Why this film matters

Within feature history, Dziga Vertov's name attaches to the work; surviving prints help researchers study silent-era craft.

Making of

Open sources chiefly list credits with Dziga Vertov named as director.

What critics said

Contemporary reviews of Lenin’s Kino Pravda: Truth in Cinema are sparse in open sources; later catalog entries chiefly summarize plot and credits.

Did you know?

  • Director: Dziga Vertov.

What audiences thought

Audience documentation for Lenin’s Kino Pravda: Truth in Cinema is limited; availability today depends on archive and streaming copies.

Film restoration

Preservation status should be confirmed against archive holdings.

Where to watch

  • Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1925.%20%D0%9A%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%BE-%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B4%D0%B0%20%E2%84%9621.%20%D0%9B%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%8F.webm