БЕЛЫЙ КРУГ. White Circle. Soviet Russia/Ukraine WW2 movie poster 57x40cm 1975
£230
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БЕЛЫЙ КРУГ [White Circle] ХУДОЖЕСТВЕННЫЙ ФИЛЬМ [Feature film] ПОСТАНОВКА ЮРИЯ ЛЫСЕНКО [Directed by Yuriy Lysenko] СЦЕНАРИЙ А. САЦКОГО, Ю. ЛЫСЕНКО [Screenplay by A. Satsky, Yu. Lysenko] ОПЕРАТОР-ПОСТАНОВЩИК А. ТЕРЗИЕВ [Director of Photography: A. Terziev] ХУДОЖНИК-ПОСТАНОВЩИК М. РАКОВСКИЙ [Production Designer: M. Rakovsky] В РОЛЯХ: А. ДЕНИСОВ, Л. ЯРЕМЧУК, А. ЗАЙЦЕВ, В. СОШАЛЬСКИЙ, Г. ОВСЯННИКОВ, В. СТЕПАНЕНКО, В. ТАЛАШКО, А. ЛЕФТИЙ И ДР. [Cast: A. Denisov, L. Yaremchuk, A. Zaytsev, V. Soshalsky, G. Ovsyannikov, V. Stepanenko, V. Talashko, A. Leftiy and others] ПРОИЗВОДСТВО КИНОСТУДИИ ИМ. А. ДОВЖЕНКО [Produced by A. Dovzhenko Film Studio]
Designed in a bold, propagandistic graphic language, this poster exemplifies the late Soviet cinematic aesthetic—a fusion of heroic realism and constructivist-inspired visual design. Rendered in a high-contrast palette of red, black, and white, the composition employs stark, exaggerated facial expressions to convey urgency, ideological struggle, and psychological tension. The typographic treatment is assertive, with heavy Cyrillic lettering integrated directly into the composition, often hand-drawn in a style evocative of wartime propaganda and industrial design. Figures are depicted in cropped or foreshortened perspectives, heightening the sense of movement and conflict, while symbolic motifs (such as Nazi uniforms, weapons, or architectural references) reinforce the poster’s ideological message. This style reflects the enduring influence of Soviet Constructivism, married to the thematic imperatives of Socialist Realism. Common across Dovzhenko, Kazakhfilm, and other major Soviet studios of the 1960s–1980s, such posters were not merely promotional tools but visual declarations of cinematic and political intent.
Size 57 x 40 cm | 22.5 x 15.5 inches
Date Published: 1975
Type: Original Soviet-era lithographic propagandist film poster, printed in Russian
Author: Krug, V.
Publication: Reklamfilm, Moscow
Condition: Good |
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