Zvenyhora

Overview

The momentous film stars Mykola Nademskyi as the grandfather of Tymish, whom he alerts to the secret treasure buried in the mountains of Zvenygora – a treasure that rightfully belongs to his homeland. The film wonderfully blends both lyricism and politics and uses its central construct to build a montage praising Ukrainian industrialization, attacking the bourgeoisie, celebrating the beauty of the Ukrainian steppe and retelling ancient folklore. Sergei Eisenstein said of the film, "As the lights went on, we felt that we had just witnessed a memorable event in the development of the cinema".

Details

Cast

Mykola Nademskyi

Grandpa / General

Semen Svashenko

Timoshka, First Grandson

Les Podorozhniy

Pavel, Second Grandson

Polina Skliar-Otava

Oksana / Roksana

Heorhiy Astafyev

Scythian Leader (uncredited)

Leonid Barbe

Monk (uncredited)

Nikolay Charov

Pavel's Friend (uncredited)

Vladimir Lanskoy

Spectator (uncredited)

Maria Parshina

Timoshka's Wife (uncredited)

I. Selyuk

Ataman (uncredited)

Anastasii Symonov

Fat Officer (uncredited)

Vladimir Uralskiy

Peasant (uncredited)

Mariia Diusimetier

Tarasevych