Hughesoffka - Letters from the Wild Field (2009)

In 1929, Dziga Vertov shot the revolutionary film “Donbass Symphony”. Churches are destroyed amid applause, crosses and domes toppled, icons burned. Flags are hoisted. High-voltage pylons instead of crosses, coal mines, steelworks, dynamically assembled. The new faith is directed at the visible and is ingeniously and passionately established with all the means of the new art of film. It is the first Soviet sound film, a masterpiece and a classic. But the Donbass, the much-sung Soviet myth, is a British creation, namely that of the Welshman John Hughes, who arrived in 1870 with over 100 British engineers and a concession from the Tsar, developed the coal deposits and built up the steel industry in the Donetsk Basin.

Director: Viola Stephan
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 84 min
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Screenplay

Music: Masha Khotimsky
Editing: Karin Jacobs
Country: Germany
Language: English, Pусский
Original Language: de
More Films by Director: Viola Stephan
More Films in Genre: Documentary

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Hughesoffka - Letters from the Wild Field about?
In 1929, Dziga Vertov shot the revolutionary film “Donbass Symphony”. Churches are destroyed amid applause, crosses and domes toppled, icons burned. Flags are hoisted. High-voltage pylons instead of crosses, coal mines, steelworks, dynamically assembled. The new faith is directed at the visible and is ingeniously and passionately established with all the means of the new art of film. It is the first Soviet sound film, a masterpiece and a classic. But the Donbass, the much-sung Soviet myth, is a British creation, namely that of the Welshman John Hughes, who arrived in 1870 with over 100 British engineers and a concession from the Tsar, developed the coal deposits and built up the steel industry in the Donetsk Basin.
Who directed Hughesoffka - Letters from the Wild Field?
Hughesoffka - Letters from the Wild Field was directed by Viola Stephan.
How long is Hughesoffka - Letters from the Wild Field?
Hughesoffka - Letters from the Wild Field has a runtime of 1h 24m (84 minutes).
What genre is Hughesoffka - Letters from the Wild Field?
Hughesoffka - Letters from the Wild Field is a Documentary film.
Where was Hughesoffka - Letters from the Wild Field produced?
Hughesoffka - Letters from the Wild Field was produced in Germany.