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HavingnaivelyassumedthatKalatozovwithoutUrusevskywouldbesomewhatunderwhelming,Iwasastoundedtoseethebrillianceoftheimageryandmontageinhisearlysilentworks(bothhereandinSaltForSvanetia).Themachine-guneditingisasexhilaratingasanythingI'veseen,andwouldsurelyhaveGuyMaddinweepingtearsofjoy.<br/> I'venoideawhatthefilmisactuallyabout,butIbelieveitmaywellbeaRussianpaeantoqualityfootwear(inthespiritofSt.Hubbins).Eitherway,thelackofsubtitlesisentirelyirrelevant,asthisisafilmwheretheinventivenessofthevisuallanguageisofparamountimportance-indeed,it'ssoformallydaringthatitmakesthevastmajorityofcontemporaryfilmmakingseemutterlyanaemicbywayofcomparison.
