Mr. West
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Mr. West is the naive American protagonist of the 1924 Soviet silent comedy film "The Extraordinary Adventures of Mr. West in the Land of the Bolsheviks," whose misconceptions about Soviet Russia drive the film’s satirical plot.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mr. West canonical | 1 |
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre |
comedy film
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satirical film ⓘ silent film ⓘ |
| associatedIdeologyInPlot | Bolshevism GENERATED ⓘ |
| centralThemeRelation | satire of American misconceptions about Bolshevism ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
fearful of Bolsheviks
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gullible ⓘ misinformed about Soviet Russia ⓘ naive ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| drivesPlotOf | The Extraordinary Adventures of Mr. West in the Land of the Bolsheviks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eventuallyLearns | Soviet citizens are not the monsters he imagined ⓘ |
| fears | Bolsheviks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmDirector | Lev Kuleshov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmOriginCountry | Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1924 ⓘ |
| filmStudio | Goskino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCompanion | Jeddie the cowboy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRoleIn | The Extraordinary Adventures of Mr. West in the Land of the Bolsheviks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfIntertitles | Russian ⓘ |
| medium | silent cinema ⓘ |
| misconceptionSource | sensational American press about Bolsheviks ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | outsider observing Soviet life ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | protagonist ⓘ |
| occupation | businessman ⓘ |
| perceivesAtStart | Soviet Russia as dangerous and barbaric ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Porfiri Podobed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| storyLocation | Moscow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes | stereotypical American view of Soviet Russia in the 1920s ⓘ |
| undergoesCharacterArc | from fear and prejudice to understanding ⓘ |
| usedFor |
political satire
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propaganda about Soviet society ⓘ |
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