Mechanics of the Brain
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Mechanics of the Brain is a 1926 Soviet
documentary film
directed by Vsevolod Pudovkin
, a popularization of Ivan Pavlov
's studies in classical conditioning
. The film is the first independent work of Pudovkin as a director and also marks the start of his collaboration with cinematographer Anatoli Golovnya
.
Pudovkin joined Mezhrabpom-Russ
film studio in 1925 and, as his first job, was assigned to make a popular science film about Ivan Pavlov's work. The filming started in May 1925 and proceeded for more than a year. The many delays were caused by constant shuttling between the Pavlov's laboratory in Leningrad and the film studio in Moscow as well as difficulties with filming conditioned animals who were easily distracted by the lights and sounds of filming process.
Twenty years later, Pudovkin told an interviewer:
Cinema of the Soviet Union
The cinema of the Soviet Union, not to be confused with "Cinema of Russia" despite Russian language films being predominant in both genres, includes several film contributions of the constituent republics of the Soviet Union reflecting elements of their pre-Soviet culture, language and history,...
documentary film
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
directed by Vsevolod Pudovkin
Vsevolod Pudovkin
Vsevolod Illarionovich Pudovkin was a Russian and Soviet film director, screenwriter and actor who developed influential theories of montage...
, a popularization of Ivan Pavlov
Ivan Pavlov
Ivan Petrovich Pavlov was a famous Russian physiologist. Although he made significant contributions to psychology, he was not in fact a psychologist himself but was a mathematician and actually had strong distaste for the field....
's studies in classical conditioning
Classical conditioning
Classical conditioning is a form of conditioning that was first demonstrated by Ivan Pavlov...
. The film is the first independent work of Pudovkin as a director and also marks the start of his collaboration with cinematographer Anatoli Golovnya
Anatoli Golovnya
Anatoli Dmitrievich Golovnya was a Soviet cinematographer, renowned for his work with Vsevolod Pudovkin .-Selected filmography:* Chess Fever * Mother * The Bricks...
.
Pudovkin joined Mezhrabpom-Russ
Gorky Film Studio
Gorky Film Studio is a film studio in Moscow, Russian Federation. By the end of the Soviet Union, Gorky Film Studio had produced more than 1,000 films...
film studio in 1925 and, as his first job, was assigned to make a popular science film about Ivan Pavlov's work. The filming started in May 1925 and proceeded for more than a year. The many delays were caused by constant shuttling between the Pavlov's laboratory in Leningrad and the film studio in Moscow as well as difficulties with filming conditioned animals who were easily distracted by the lights and sounds of filming process.
Twenty years later, Pudovkin told an interviewer: