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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9786305131045
Format: Black & White, Classical, Color, DVD-Video, Subtitled, NTSC
ISBN: 630513104X
Label: Image Entertainment
Manufacturer: Image Entertainment
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Academy Ratio
Publisher: Image Entertainment
Region Code: 1
Release Date: October 21, 1998
Running Time: 108 minutes
Sales Rank: 24886
Studio: Image Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: March 22, 1939
Editorial Review:
Description:
Director Sergei Eisenstein's epic 'Alexander Nevsky' features some of the most beautiful imagery ever put on film, a majestic music score by Prokifiev and a dazzling, climactic battle on a frozen lake.
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Sergei Eisenstein's landmark tale of Russia thwarting the German invasion of the 13th century was wildly popular and quite intentional, given the prevailing Nazi geopolitical advancement and destruction at the time. It can still be viewed as a masterful use of imagery and music, with the Battle on the Ice sequence as the obvious highlight. Unfortunately, the rest of the film pales in comparison. A great score by Prokofiev was effectively integrated by the Russian filmmaker, but stands on its own merit as well. --Bill Desowitz
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - Classic film marred by sound problems.
Alexander Nevsky (Sergei Eisenstein, 1938)
Round up one hundred film buffs and ask them what they remember best about Alexander Nevsky. Chances are at least ninety-five of them will give you the same answer: the battle on the ice. And yeah, for 1938, with Russian technology (which was running well behind what the U.S., Germany, and Japan had at the time), it's pretty darned impressive. While the movie does have its faults-- most of which have been rectified in various ways, if you're ... Read More
Rating: - Eisenstein's first sound film is propaganda, in the best sense
Eisenstein's first sound film retells the battle of the ice of 1242, when the Russians under Alexander Nevsky defeated the Livonian knights, eager to bring Russia under Roman Catholicism. Made in 1938, Nevsky can be seen as a piece of propaganda: the Germanic knights, with their sinister (and somewhat goofy) helmets are obvious stand-ins for the Nazis. The butchery by the knights when they enter a Russian town seems a prophetic warning of the massacres of World War II. The film ends with a warning: ... Read More
Rating: - Interesting little film
I just watched this film for my Russian history class. Thus, my professor, who is Russian, obviously deems it a worthwhile representation of 13th century Russia. It is clearly an anti-German propaganda film, released in 1939 just as Hitler's armies were wreaking havoc throughout Europe. Interestingly enough, the film was banned later that year after Stalin and Hitler signed the Non-Agression Pact, only to be re-released with the onset of war in 1941. For a 1930's film, 'Alexander Nevsky' is quite well ... Read More
Rating:  - Xenophobia, and a desire to get in with Stalin
Alexander Nevsky has a huge and undeserved reputation as a film. As a film, it is a tour de force of editing and montage - the cinematography for the time is absolutely stunning, and is set among scenes that give the film its mythic properties. However, the score by Sergei Prokofiev wobbles from very good (nearly as compelling as the ballets) to laughable. It's the film's overwhelming political context that kills it, however.
Eisenstein made this film to please Stalin. As such, it is xenophobic, ... Read More
Rating:  - . . . He Faces Free Men Here
I just returned from a showing of this film to a live performance of the score by the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Of course, the musical performance was thrilling, but the film itself captivated me as well. I found the portrayal of early Russia through the Stalin-era perspective very interesting. The filmmaker's skill, especially in the battle sequences, is remarkable and produces quite an exciting film. I note the recurring theme shared with the movie 300 (sorry folks -- its there!) in defending one's home and ... Read More
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