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2008 SYDNEY SPECIAL EVENT
The New Babylon: Shostakovich the Music/Kozintsev the Film
Lovers of traditional Russian cinema and classical music will be captivated by the premiere live performance of the original Dmitri Shostakovich score by the SBS Youth Orchestra, Conductor Matthew Krel, to accompany the screening of The New Babylon (1929). Directed by the internationally award winning pair, Gregoriy Kozintsev and Leonid Trauberg, this wonderful event will take place on Sunday 9th November at the City Recital Hall Angel Place, Sydney.
Since its debut performance in Moscow in 1929, The New Babylon has only been accompanied by a live orchestra 5 times. Russian Resurrection is extremely delighted to present the inaugural live performance screening in Australia, a unique occasion to see and hear this masterpiece of Soviet expressionist silent cinema as it was originally envisaged.
Sydney Premiere Performance
| Date |
Sunday 9th November |
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4:00pm – 6.00pm |
| Venue |
City Recital Hall Angel Place |
| Location |
2 Angel Place
Sydney NSW
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| Price |
$35 |
| Tickets available |
www.cityrecitalhall.com
or call 02 8256 2222 |
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Новый Вавилон
1929
Silent Film with Live Orchestra
Expressionist Revolutionary Drama
Director:
Gregoriy Kozintsev and Leonid Trauberg
Starring
David Gutman, Yelena Kuzmina, Andrei Kostrichkin, Sofiya Magarill
Duration
92 minutes
Facts
Since its debut performance in Moscow in 1929, New Babylon has only been accompanied by a live orchestra 5 times.
Russian Resurrection will present the inaugural live performance screening in Australia
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 This ground-breaking film is an experimental and politically-inspired melodrama about violence, revolution and class-conflict between the Paris workers and the bourgeoisie during the Commune of 1871. The film’s heroine Louise works as a clerk in a luxury store in Paris – the New Babylon of the film’s title. Forced by the circumstances of her position to cater to the whims of the rich, her sympathies lie with the working-class patriots, and as she becomes increasingly politicised she joins the Communards, sacrificing herself in pursuit of her principals and ‘The Cause’.
New Babylon is a powerful reminder of the incredible explosion of artistic energy in 1920s Russia – an explosion which reverberates even today. Kozintsev, Trauberg and Shostakovich all truly believed that film could and would change the world.
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