Magnitogorsk: Forging the New Man
General Information
- Original Title
- Magnitogorsk, de jeugd van de hoogovens
- Author/Creator
- Smit, Pieter Jan, director.
- Language
- Russian.
- Subtitles
- English
- Published
- Netherlands : Viewpoint Productions, 1996.
- Physical Description
- DVD-ROM (60 min.)
- Digital ver. identifier
- HU_OSA_00002741
Contents/Summary
- Summary
- In the early thirties, the bare steppes of the Urals were transformed at breakneck speed into a blast-furnace complex and a city was erected out of nothing. Magnitogorsk was a model project to demonstrate the energy with which the first five-year plan of the communist state-controlled economy was put into operation. In 1932, Joris Ivens was invited to make a film about the building of the Soviet Union. He chose Magnitogorsk as an example of how the new world and the new man were to be forged, and the resulting film, Song of the heroes, encapsulates the prevailing ideology of the period. Joris Ivens lauded the enthusiasm with which the blast-furnace project was brought to fruition. Pieter Jan Smit's documentary sets out to find those who built and resided in the city of steel and to talk to them about their ideals yesterday and today. Magnitogorsk shows us what became of the heroes of Ivens' film.
Subjects
- Genre
- Documentary films
Bibliographic Information
- Title Translation
- Magnitogorsk: Forging the New Man
- Note
- Verzio Film Festival Submission
- Duration: 01:00:00
- Library Special Collection
- Verzio Film Festival Submission
Holdings
| Item Type | Current Location | Call Number | Status | Shelving Location | Public Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DVD-ROM | OSA Film Library | FL Record 1059 | Available | - | - |
| Digital film | OSA Film Library | FL Record 1059 (HU_OSA_00002741.mp4) | Available | Access Copy, MP4 format |