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RUSSIAN CINEMA SERIES at TIFF BELL LIGHTBOX

On now until Nov 30, visit TIFF Bell Lightbox to see the masterpieces of Soviet Silent Cinema and the first Toronto retrospective in 15 years devoted to Andrei Tarkovsky, the great postwar Soviet filmmaker.

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The Heart of the World: Masterpieces of Soviet Silent Cinema
• September 28 — October 31
TIFF marks the centenary of the Russian Revolution with this thrilling survey of one of the Golden Ages of world cinema, from revolutionary classics like Battleship Potemkin and Mother to risqué romantic comedies, psychological thrillers, and pioneering sci-fi epics.
The following Soviet Silent Cinema screenings will feature live instrumental accompaniment:
• By the Law accompanied by Marilyn Lerner (October 15)
• The End of St. Petersburg preceded by Chess Fever accompanied by Marilyn Lerner (October 28)
The Poetry of Apocalypse: The Films of Andrei Tarkovsky
• November 9 — 30
The first Toronto retrospective in 15 years devoted to the greatest postwar Soviet filmmaker, whose stark yet sumptuous, elemental yet metaphysical masterpieces placed him amongst the “poet geniuses” of the cinema.
• On November 14, TIFF will screen Tarkovsky’s mesmerizing sci-fi epic Stalker, preceded by a talk by Robert Bird, Associate Professor at the University of Chicago.