The Extraordinary Adventures of Mr. West in the Land of the Bolsheviks
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The Extraordinary Adventures of Mr. West in the Land of the Bolsheviks is a 1924 Soviet silent comedy film that satirizes American misconceptions about Soviet Russia through the misadventures of a naive U.S. visitor.
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Target entity: The Extraordinary Adventures of Mr. West in the Land of the Bolsheviks Context triple: [Lev Kuleshov, notableWork, The Extraordinary Adventures of Mr. West in the Land of the Bolsheviks]
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Target entity: The Extraordinary Adventures of Mr. West in the Land of the Bolsheviks Target entity description: The Extraordinary Adventures of Mr. West in the Land of the Bolsheviks is a 1924 Soviet silent comedy film that satirizes American misconceptions about Soviet Russia through the misadventures of a naive U.S. visitor.
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A.
The Hucksters
The Hucksters is a 1947 satirical drama film about postwar American advertising, starring Clark Gable and featuring Sydney Greenstreet in a memorable supporting role.
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B.
Flora the Red Menace
Flora the Red Menace is a 1965 Broadway musical that marked Liza Minnelli’s Tony Award–winning debut, featuring a satirical story about a young fashion designer entangled with communism during the Great Depression.
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C.
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
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D.
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Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comedy film
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film ⓘ satirical film ⓘ silent film ⓘ |
| aimsTo | counter Western misconceptions about Bolsheviks ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Aleksandr Levitsky ⓘ |
| countryOfFirstRelease | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| depicts | urban life in early Soviet Union ⓘ |
| director | Lev Kuleshov ⓘ |
| filmMovement | Soviet montage ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeLanguageTitle | Chrezvychainye priklyucheniya mistera Vesta v strane bolshevikov ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle | The Extraordinary Adventures of Mr. West in Bolshevik Country ⓘ |
| hasFormat | black-and-white ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
comedy
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satire ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
early Soviet propaganda comedy
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important work in Lev Kuleshov’s filmography ⓘ |
| hasIntertitles | Russian intertitles ⓘ |
| historicalContext | early years of the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | Soviet domestic audience ⓘ |
| isSilent | true ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Mr. West ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
American misconceptions about Soviet Russia
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cultural stereotypes ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | misadventures of a naive U.S. visitor in Soviet Russia ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early example of Soviet montage comedy
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use of satire to counter foreign stereotypes about the USSR ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| portrays |
Bolsheviks
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Soviet Russia ⓘ
linked to:
Soviet Union
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| producer | Lev Kuleshov ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Goskino ⓘ |
| protagonistNationality | American ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1924-04-26 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1924 ⓘ |
| runtimeApprox | 70 minutes ⓘ |
| satirizes |
American anti-Soviet propaganda
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American fears of Bolshevism ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Lev Kuleshov
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Nina Agadzhanova ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | early 1920s ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Moscow ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfWork | post-Russian Civil War era ⓘ |
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Referenced by (7)
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Lev Kuleshov
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notableWork
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The Extraordinary Adventures of Mr. West in the Land of the Bolsheviks
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The Extraordinary Adventures of Mr. West in the Land of the Bolsheviks
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narrativeFocus
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misadventures of a naive U.S. visitor in Soviet Russia
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linked to: The Extraordinary Adventures of Mr. West in the Land of the Bolsheviks
The Extraordinary Adventures of Mr. West in the Land of the Bolsheviks
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hasAlternativeLanguageTitle
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Chrezvychainye priklyucheniya mistera Vesta v strane bolshevikov
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linked to: The Extraordinary Adventures of Mr. West in the Land of the Bolsheviks
The Extraordinary Adventures of Mr. West in the Land of the Bolsheviks
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hasAlternativeTitle
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The Extraordinary Adventures of Mr. West in Bolshevik Country
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linked to: The Extraordinary Adventures of Mr. West in the Land of the Bolsheviks
Aleksandra Khokhlova
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notableWork
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The Extraordinary Adventures of Mr. West in the Land of the Bolsheviks
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