Underplayed Gems

Alone (1931)

Alone poster
Original title
Одна
Directed by
Leonid Trauberg, Grigori Kozintsev
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
Soviet Union
Runtime
1h 20m
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 12 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A young teacher gets assigned to a remote village in Siberia. She faces hardship and isolation as she tries to bring education to the region.

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What happens

Alone (Russian: Одна, romanized: Odna, meaning "Alone") is a Soviet film released in 1931. It was written and directed by Grigori Kozintsev and Leonid Trauberg. It was originally planned as a silent film, but it was eventually released with a soundtrack comprising sound effects, some dialogue (recorded after the filming) and a full orchestral score by Dmitri Shostakovich. The film, about a young teacher sent to work in Siberia, is in a realist mode and addresses three political topics then current: education, technology, and the elimination of the kulaks. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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