BATTLESHIP POTEMKIN
Saturday August 4 2007, 7:30PM ( Online Ticket Sales Ended )
From the Deutsche Kinemathek
BATTLESHIP POTEMKIN
(BRONENOSETS POTYOMKIN)
(1925, Russia) Directed by Sergei Eisenstein
Eisenstein’s masterful exercise in revolutionary propaganda and montage chronicles a 1905 naval mutiny that ignited a wave of rebellion against imperial Russia’s Tsarist regime. The famous “Odessa steps” sequence remains a landmark of cinematic history. This print comprises the most accurate recreation of the Soviet premiere version to date, and includes Leon Trotsky’s original introduction, excised by Stalinist censors.
Live musical accompaniment by Michael Mortilla. Simultaneous translation of intertitles will be provided.
Screenwriter: Nina Agadzhanova-Schutko. Cast: Aleksandr Antonov, Vladimir Barsky, Grigori Aleksandrov. with German subtitles. 35mm, silent, w/Russian Intertitles, 18 FPS, 70 min.
