When was the premiere of the first sound film in the USSR? The plot of the movie, the director and actors

Do you know that once the movie was called "Great Mute"? As early as the beginning of the 20th century, screen movie stars could not utter a sound on the screen and desperately reproduced all the emotions with the help of gestures and exaggerated facial expressions. Silent dialogues were accompanied by obligatory screen titles, so that the audience could understand the meaning of what was happening. All the films were necessarily demonstrated under the musical accompaniment of the pianist. For the first time the picture with sound was shown in 1922 in Berlin. And when was the premiere of the first sound film in the USSR, you know? This we will tell the readers in our article, and also about the name of that film, about its plot, director and actors.

The first blockbuster of the Soviet Union

On the first day of July 1931, a film with a memorable title "A Voyage to Life" appeared on the screens of Moscow, which broke the era of sound in Soviet cinema. When the premiere of the first sound film in the USSR was held at the Koloss cinema, the hall was packed full. According to eyewitnesses, people in the auditorium cried and laughed. The success of the tape was stunning! This film became one of the most beloved of the Soviet people. By popularity, deafening and boundless, with him could be compared, perhaps, only the film "Chapaev" and another trilogy "Youth of Maxim", also released on the screens in the 30s.

People at that time were full of enthusiasm, faith in the triumph of communism and are convinced that the USSR is the most advanced country in the world. So much has been won, built, and now also the premiere of the first sound film - there is something to be proud of. "The trip to life" was bought for display in 26 countries. Our cinematography broke through into the world screens. At the Venice Festival in 1932, the tape was recognized as one of the best. Even today, despite the fact that more than 80 years have passed since its release, "The Waypoint" looks with interest.

Plot

The premiere of the first sound film in the USSR was largely due to its success not so much new, never heard before in the cinema halls sound, as an extraordinary interesting story. The film tells the story of a labor commune, in which a hard reeducation of street children is conducted under the guidance of a charming and at the same time a wise Chekist named Sergeev.

The action takes place in 1923. It was then that the peak of the growth of street children in the post-revolutionary country was observed. According to official data, they were registered a huge number - 7 million people. The problem was very acute, this issue was taken under the control of the Cheka. And the film "Putting into life" was based on the story of a really existing commune in the 1920s, in which talented teachers managed to reintegrate homeless hooligans and criminals into "new people".

Film director

The first sound film of the USSR was born thanks to a director named Nikolai Eck (his real name is Ivakin). He was also the author of the script. After "Putting into life", this talented person took a lot of films, but they all fell short in popularity until the first sound ... In 1932, Eck at the 1st Venice International Film Festival received the title of the best director.

The main actors

In the movie "A Voyage to Life", many well-known actors played roles of teenage street children. This is George Zhzhenov, our legendary Mikhail Zharov, Yyvan Kirlya, Rina Zelenaya. At that time they were already adults, but organically they could reincarnate in children. The main role of the chekist-teacher was played by Nikolai Batalov. It was one of his first "star" roles.

How the film was criticized

The premiere of the first sound film in the USSR made a lot of noise. The film brought well-deserved fame to its creators. But not without criticism. After the premiere, several devastating articles appeared in the press. The cinema was criticized for "criminal romance", ideological mistakes, etc. The director was furious and very offended at this misunderstanding of his work. But nevertheless, during the re-sounding of the film in 1957, he will take into account many critical remarks and remove the blatant couplets and dialogues, thanks to which the film will be shorter for as long as 20 minutes.