The Train Rolls On
General Information
- Original Title
- Le Train en Marche
- Author/Creator
- Marker, Chris, director.
- Published
- France, 1971.
- Physical Description
- DVD-ROM (33 min.)
- Digital ver. identifier
- HU_OSA_10000082
Contents/Summary
- Summary
- As a preface to the French release of Aleksandr Medvedkin's satirical Happiness (1934), this documentary recounts the rise and fall of the Cine-Train which rolled for 294 days across the Soviet Union filming the problems and economic developments of the 1930s, incorporating meditative voiceovers, stock photographs and interviews with Medvedkin himself. The film opens and closes with a silent train in motion, and uses rich archival sources to reconstruct the utopian worldview of which nothing seems to remain. And yet, as Marker says, “the biggest mistake would be to believe that [the train of history] had come to a halt.”
Subjects
- Genre
- Documentary films
Bibliographic Information
- Title Translation
- The Train Rolls On
- Note
- Verzio Film Festival Submission
- 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 3203 | Available | - | - |
| Digital film | OSA Film Library | FL Record 3203 (HU_OSA_10000082.mp4) | Available | Access Copy, MP4 format |