Great Russian Cinema at the Uffizi Galleries

From July 31 to August 4, 2019, five films of great Russian cinema will be screened in the Uffizi Square filmarena. The initiative is part of the Russian Summer Nights festival, curated by the Center of International Film Festivals and Programs in Moscow and N.I.C.E. festival, which will be presented by the director of the Uffizi Galleries Eike Schmidt and prominent directors, actors, producers and personalities of Russian cinematography.

“We welcome this review dedicated to Russian cinema, as well as all the directors, actors, producers and fans whom we also invite to visit our Gallery. After all, this is a welcome return after the exhibition we dedicated to Ejzenstejn in 2017. Indeed, there is a tradition of the Uffizi being dedicated not only to the figurative arts, but also to the performing arts, and thus, historically to theatrical performances and more recently to cinematography. We should not forget that the Renaissance represented in the Uffizi collections, in addition to being an extraordinary reservoir of images, also becomes a weave and inspiration for many of the filmmakers we applaud today,” the director commented.

Below is the full program:

Wednesday, July 31
Anna Karenina. The Story of Vronsky by Karen Shakhnazarov (original version with Italian subtitles)

Thursday, Aug. 1
The Bolshoi Ballet. Spartacus by Yurij Grigorovich and Vadim Derbenev (original version with Italian subtitles).

Friday, Aug. 2
Poisons, or the World History of Poisoning by Karen Shakhnazarov (original version with Italian subtitles).

Saturday, Aug. 3
A Mad, Mad, Mad Ride in Russia by Eldar Ryazanov (original version with Italian subtitles).

Sunday, August 4
The Harbor by Aleksandra Streljanaja (original version with Italian subtitles).

Screenings will be free admission and will begin at 10 p.m.

Great Russian Cinema at the Uffizi Galleries

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