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On this episode of Cinema Then, Cinema Now, Professor Jerry Carlson (College of Staten Island) sits down with Hungarian author Yvette Biro (New York University) and Czech filmmaker Vojtech Jasney (Columbia University) to discuss the film, Mother (Soviet Union, 1926). Directed by Vselvolod Pudovkin and starring Vera Baranovskaya, the film depicts the radicalization of a poor mother during the Russian revolution of 1905. It is based on the Maxim Gorky novel of the same name. The panelists discuss the socio-political contexts around the film's making, and compare Pudovkin's work with that of his contemporary, Sergei Eisenstein. Recorded on July 15th, 1986 at the Borough of Manhattan Community College Media Center.

Efforts to preserve this program were made possible by "Uncovering CUNY's Audiovisual Heritage," a project funded by Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR).