Black and White (1932 film)

Black and White
Black and White
Directed by	Ivan Ivanov-Vano, Leonid Amalrik
Written by	Vladimir Mayakovsky (based on his poem), Iosif Sklyut
Music by	German Hamburg
Animation by	A. Bergengrin, E. Felzer, K. Malyshev, Erich Wilhelm Steiger
Production; company	Mezhrabpomfilm
Release date	1932;
Running time	7 minutes
Country	Soviet Union

Black and White is a 1932 Soviet animated short film directed by Ivan Ivanov-Vano and Leonid Amalrik. Based on the poem of the same name written By Vladimir Maykovsky.

It was narrated and voiced by Konstantin Eggert.

The Plot

The film what's about the aggression of whites and black and the poem takes place in havana May 5 1925, were the sugar and tobacco industries were worked by many while the businessman relaxes lazying around and urges them to get back to the work.. Then a preacher came by while waving his cross at the workers, blessing them as they were continuing to work. Then the preacher gaves a pineapple to the businessman as he cuts it up for him to eat it.

We're introduced to our main character of the poem named Willie a old black shoeshine man, who makes the fatal mistake of asking the sugar king mister Bragg: "Why should sugar that is ever so white As snow should be made by a negro?" In the moment of the film poor Willie gets knocked by the horrible sugar king and droves off, Then he began picturing scenes of innocent people being taken to jail and we're sent to electric chair. And the film concludes poor willie, didn't know that he could ask Soviet Union internationals for help. And The last image of the film is Vladimir Lenin's last name on his tombstone.

The soundtrack of the film is the traditional Negro spiritual titled: "Sometimes I Feel like a Motherless Child".^[1] sung by the famous singer Paul Robeson.

Aesthetic approach

Stylistically the animated short, like many other European animated films, places emphasis the communication of ideas and messages; a direct contrast to the style favored by Disney, which sought to "create relatable characters with expressive personalities and attitudes."^[2]