Prometheus (1936 film)

A young man, Ivan, is forcefully mobilised and sent to fight in the Caucasian War as a soldier of the Russian Empire by his landlord, leaving his wife behind. In the Caucasus, Ivas experiences the fierce local resistance to the Russian military, and returns home to launch an uprising against the Russian government. == Cast ==

• - Ivan • - Kateryna • - Svichka Pomishchyk, the colonel • Ivan Straukh - Zhukov, the merchant • Hnat Yura - Sydorenko, Svichka's manager • Natalia Uzhviy - Nastasia Markivna • - General Ladanskyi • I. Nekrutenko - Russian gendarmerie • V. Yershov - Nicholas I of Russia • Chuta Eristova-Zhgenti - Dadiani princess • - Gavrilov, the revolutionary • Shota Nodzadze - Georgian prisoner • - Taras Shevchenko == Production crew ==

• Director - Ivan Kavaleridze • Screenwriter - Ivan Kavaleridze • Cinematographer - • Production designer - Vasyl Krychevskyi • Composers - Pavel Tolstyakov, Andriy Balanchyvadze == Release ==

Prometheus completed production in late 1935, and permission was given to Ukrainfilm (now known as Dovzhenko Film Studios) by the State Committee for Cinematography to release it. On 13 January 1936, the film had its first showing in Leningrad. Upon its release, it received mixed reviews, with filmmakers and Soviet state press initially supporting it, Following the release of the article, the film was banned. In March 1936, Kavaleridze wrote an article titled "Invaluable Help", in which he promised to "repent" for Prometheus by creating a new film which would take into mind the critiques laid out in Pravda. However, Kavaleridze's promises were poorly received by the newspaper, which noted that he "did not give a detailed critique of his mistakes." After the film's ban, Kavaleridze was banned from working alongside minors, bringing an end to his Ukrainian Songs on the Screen series (including folk songs sung by youth). He was also barred from directing historical films, and instead only permitted to create operas. == References ==