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March 3-5 at the Trylon
Georgian-born director Kalatozov is known for sweeping crane shots and seemingly impossible camera choreography. These two Soviet-era masterworks highlight his impressive skills.
(1957, 35mm, 96m, Russian w/English subtitles) dir Mikhail Kalatozov w/Tatyana Samoylava, Aleksey Batalov, Vassily Merkurev. Veronica (Samoylova) is separated from her love Boris (Batalov) when he is drafted to serve during World War II. She must contend with the sorrow and horrors of the home front. Check out Dan Howard’s review of Mikhail Kalatozov’s masterpiece […]
Showings: Mar. 3 7:00, Mar. 4 9:00, Mar. 5 3:00
(1960, DCP, 96m, Russian w/English subtitles) dir Mikhail Kalatozov w/Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy, Tatyana Samoylava, Vassily Livanov. This harrowing, gorgeously photographed adventure film finds four diamond miners fighting for survival in the Siberian wilderness. The restoration was financed and supervised by Francis Ford Coppola. At Perisphere, Cole Seidl writes about Mikhail Kalatozov’s Soviet spin on the survival […]
Showings: Mar. 3 9:00, Mar. 4 7:00, Mar. 5 5:00