Just noticed when browsing through the Christmas edition of the Radio Times that The Battleship Potemkin is being shown on BBC4 on Saturday Dec 17th at 7.50pm. The film gets a 5 star review as follows:
Originally planned as a brief episode in an epic history of the 1905 Revolution, this silent classic from Sergie Eisenstien remains one of the most influential films ever made. You don't need a working knowledge of Russian history or the techniques of "Montage" to appreciate the power of the plate smashing that sparks the mutiny, the fog scene, the roaring lion and the legendary massacre on the Odessa Steps. This is essential cinema. *****
Having not seen the film yet I can't wait and to play the soundtrack alongside, even if it does not match in places.
Battleship Potemkin on BBC4 Dec 17th
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