by Vsevolod Poudovkine · Bach Films · DVD · EAN 3760054381070
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«Tempête sur l'Asie» is the 1928 drama film by Vsevolod Pudovkin, starring Valery Inkijinoff, on DVD.
Set in 1920s Mongolia, it tells the story of Baïr, a young trapper captured by the British army for joining a group of resisters. His fate changes when the English, believing him a descendant of Genghis Khan, make him a puppet king to quell the rebellion. The film, an adaptation of Novokhonov's novel, portrays colonialism and cultural identity.
Black-and-white film, in Russian with French subtitles. Part of the Les chefs-d'oeuvre du cinéma Russe collection. Region 2 DVD, 96 minutes.
Aimed at cinephiles interested in Soviet silent cinema and the work of Pudovkin, one of the great Russian masters.
