this silent 1927 masterpiece be truly brilliant . to me it embody everything that cinema be mean to be while it visual art in motion and literature with picture and history with emotion while all those and much more . it really be at the peak of film making . i say that and but that be not to say it be a perfect film . just that the intention in create this bleak and powerful look at poverty in early 20th century russia be absolutely spot on represent it want to tell a tale and create an image and and to breathe life into history . the intention be not simply to entertain like so many awful film of the past ten year and which be a good thing and since the end of st. petersberg be great without actually be entertain . there be some very powerful scene and some frankly unforgettable visual sequence the scene of the first world war for example and or the beginning of the worker strike . take it from me and pudovkin direction be absolutely masterful and i think it sad that seemingly so few people have discover him . but with all that say and by today standard this doesn not quite have the stay power of chaplin or keaton . it quite wonderful to behold and but it can really only captivate the interest of people who be interested in detail of history and or who know little of the event lead up to the russian revolution . unfortunately for me i be neither very interested nor entirely ignorant and so while i be very glad to have witness this grand scale piece of master craftsmanship it couldn not completely peak my interest . that unimportant though in the great scheme of thing and and i do not mean to say that i do not thoroughly recommend it to anyone who enjoy film or art . half or .