“Battleship Potemkin” on the big screen

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Join us for a special screening of Sergei Eisenstein’s legendary film Battleship Potemkin followed by a discussion with an art historian.

Evangelisch-Freikirchliche Gemeinde Berlin-Lichtenberg

"The best film in the world" — Charlie Chaplin"A turning point in the entire history of cinema" — Berliner Börsen-Courier"Eisenstein created the most powerful and artistic film in the world" — Berliner Tageblatt"Seeing it was the most profound experience of our lives," recalled Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks, Hollywood's first "golden couple." Their enthusiasm was later used in the film's advertising campaign. All these statements are about one film: Sergei Eisenstein's "Battleship Potemkin."Made in the Soviet Union a hundred years ago, in 1925, for the 20th anniversary of the first Russian revolution, the film tells the story of the mutiny of the crew of the battleship Potemkin. The director based his work on real events, but used history only as inspiration, not striving for documentary accuracy and at times greatly distorting the facts. This film has been called both "one of the best in cinema history" and an example of an ideological weapon created by order of the state.<ul><li>How can cinema be propaganda and great art at the same time?</li><li>Why, a hundred years later, is this film still required viewing for all film students?</li><li>How did this film become a universal language of emotion, where every detail, every cut conveys an idea—and still leaves viewers speechless?</li></ul>Attend a screening with English subtitles and a subsequent discussion with a film industry representative (director, screenwriter, and producer) in English.Discover why this film continues to captivate audiences and remains one of the key works in cinema history.