Russian Cinema in Exile in the Ballets Russes Era
Just as the Ballets Russes brought Russian ballet and theatrical innovations to Europe, film directors, actors, technicians, and designers driven west by the 1917 revolution and its aftermath added an enormous infusion of talent and new ideas to French and German cinema throughout the 1920s. This series explores several of the most notable films made primarily by Russians, who also contributed their skills and creative thinking to numerous mixed productions made together with their European colleagues. Prints and restorations are from La Cinémathèque française, Paris, and National Film Center, Tokyo.
