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An ignorant and prejudiced American’s visit of Soviet Russia goes off the rails after his luggage is stolen and he is separated from his bodyguard.
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The Extraordinary Adventures of Mr. West in the Land of the Bolsheviks
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Ο κ. Γουέστ στη Χώρα των Μπολσεβίκων, As Aventuras Extraordinárias de Mr. West no País dos Bolcheviques, Die seltsamen Abenteuer des Mr. West im Lande der Bolschewiki, Neobychainye priklyucheniya mistera Vesta v strane bolshevikov, Undercovers Christmas, 12 Undercover of Christmas, Les aventures extraordinaires de Mr. West au pays des bolchéviks, Les aventures extraordinaires de Mister West au pays des Bolcheviks, Neobyčajnye priključenija mistera Vesta v strane Bolševikov, Le straordinarie avventure di Mr. West nel paese dei bolscevichi, Le straordinarie avventure di mr. West nel paese dei bolscevichi, As Aventuras Extraordinárias de Mister West no País dos Bolcheviques, Les Aventures extraordinaires de Mr West au pays des bolcheviks
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27 Apr 1924
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27 Apr 1924
- Theatrical Premiere in Moskau
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26 Apr 1924
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"hey lev how many stars does an american flag have"
"uh. thirty. definitely thirty"
"and stripes?"
"i dunno my man just throw a whole mess of those bad boys on there"
"and, like... every rich american has... like... a cowboy on retainer as their bodyguard, right"
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There's something of Miss Mend's* chaotic energy to The Extraordinary Adventures of Mr. West in the Land of the Bolsheviks, from the unashamedly cheap sets to characters who exist only for set pieces in which they do acrobatics, or fall down stairs. The challenge for this earlier film, however, is that its running time is less than a third of Miss Mend's, which means it risks flying apart due its cheerful disorder, whereas the other film had the luxury of on-screen time to refine its characters and story well before the clock ran out.
That said — and though it's undeniably frustrating not to know more about its characters** — the film nevertheless succeeds completely in both its jovial mocking…
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‘Dear Madge! Greetings from Soviet Russia. Burn all the New York magazines and hang a portrait of Lenin in my office. Long live the Bolsheviks! Yours, John’
Very big fan of the low-budget student film energy, wildly inaccurate American stereotypes, and how the Red Army’s might caused Mr West to convert to Communism. On the whole, however, I found this Soviet slapstick silent movie to be unfortunately rather boring and really unfunny. Also, the Countess has one of the scariest smiles put to celluloid, and her hammy acting and the general desperation in her demeanor remind me of an abusive narc ex-friend who went and exacted a crazy revenge scheme on me after I cut her off a few months ago, so that was really off-putting
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Yet another American defeated by stereotypes.
In the first feature-length production of the Kuleshov Workshop, they were finally able to implement many of the editing techniques they had been practicing in their previous experiements. Mr. West is also a fun social commentary on the bias of both Americans and Russians.
Porfiri Podobed is very funny as the American, Mr. West (pretty on the nose name huh) and the costume design is awesome. Boris Barnet as the cowboy is also fun.
The snow covered Moscow is shot impressively and the editing is very innovative for the time. The sarcasm towards America is hilarious (especially the socks) and the stunts are very cool. Tom Cruise would be happy. The final sequence is…
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Alright guys, Im quitting this app. I have magazines to burns and pictures of Lenin to hang up!
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If you squint hard enough you can convince yourself this is a lost Harold Lloyd film
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Initially pretty great in its broad, intentionally ridiculous acting and wardrobe choices. But Kuleshov never comes up with a plot to warrant its feature length, and none of the set pieces after the first ten minutes live up to the film's great title/premise.
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Советская пропаганда в форме буфонады с примитивным сюжетом.
Поставил бы меньше, но были яркие образы и у некоторых актёров мимика щикарная.