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in images and sounds according to its own nature without, of cours, allowing the national characteristics to exclude exchange? In such films as would result, the technique or perhaps certain customs might surprise, but the general feeling would be understood by force of that great humanity which is in the Cinema.
One can only be perfect in the extreme expression of ones qualities and therefore the value of sincere films made on this principle may force many doors and perhaps break down friendships.
In conclusion we can say that the mediocrity of the recreational films is due to the following causes:
i. The mental laziness of the public which prevents it from learning the real cinematic language. 2. The commercial methods throughout the world which are the inevitable outcome of compromise with the public both financial and otherwise. 3. Lack of co-operation between those who have the development of the Cinema at heart. 4. The lack of understanding and frivolous conception with which the recreational film is surrounded with regard to its social, educational and international significance.
I do not wish to end this paragraph without speaking of Russia who has understood the importance of the screen and has used it so that as regards the Cinema, she stands first in the whole world. Most of her recreational films are works based on the study of life and therefore they answer to the requirements of cinematic truth both in technique and spirit. The new Russia lives with the Cinema as its great means of expression. But the Cinema in Russia is a State Cinema. It has ends other than that of making money. It wants to win over hearts and intelligences and thus may be explained its sudden growth and its present flourishing state. Russia educates her people in every way by the Cinema and this conception has enabled her to approach an entirely new kind of drama.
I must refer here to The General Line by Eisenstein in which ignorance is shown to engender hard work and the machine is represented as assisting the cause of progressive happiness. Humanity, emotion, and instruction, there are all three present in a visual language of great lyric beauty.
And here we come to the purely instructional film which is for the most part banished from the ordinary circuit cinema. Travel films are an exception in this respect but they can be considered really as courses of study, just as the recreational film can be approximated to ordinary theatrical entertainment.
Instructional Cinema has shown very good results although it is not too widely known. It can be classified in the following manner:
1. School films, 2. Films for Secondary and Adult Education, 3. Scientific and Technical Films, 4. Films of Social Education and Instruction in Hygiene.
We can only hope that someday recreational films in a pleasing form will help in a generally educative manner. But it is necessary to consider pure instruction both technical and professional without artistic intervention.