Kino Primer 5: Stalin’s Superstars

In episode 5 of Kino Primer, we take a look at selected Soviet comedies, musicals, and fantasy films released in the 1930s. We’ll also briefly explore the studio system of the USSR and look at the earliest Soviet color films. Footage from the following films was used in this documentary: 1934 Jolly Fellows (Moscow Laughs) / Веселые ребята 1936 Circus / Цирк 1938 Volga-Volga / Волга-Волга 1939 Tractor Drivers / Трактористы 1941 They Met in Moscow / Свинарка и пастух 1936 The Goalkeeper / Вратарь 1935 The Pilots / Пилоты 1935 The New Gulliver / Новый Гулливер 1939 The Golden Key / Золотой ключик 1936 Cosmic Voyage / Космический рейс 1936 The Children of Captain Grant / Дети капитана Гранта 1939 The Foundling / Подкидыш 1940 Timur and His Team / Тимур и его команда 1938 Wish upon a Pike / По щучьему веленью 1940 Vasilisa the Beautiful / Василиса Прекрасная 1936 The Nightingale (Grunya Kornakova) / Соловей-соловушко (Груня Корнакова) 1939 Sorochyn