Dear friends of the Dashkova Centre, 

We warmly invite you to this year's Russian Film Week Edinburgh! Our film screenings are organised in partnership with Russian Film Week London. 

This year, we are showing two recent critically acclaimed Russian films, in Russian with English subtitles: 

VMAYAKOVSKY 

(Russia, 2018; 15+, 122 min. Director: Alexander Shein)

Wednesday 28 November, 18.30h, Screening Room, 50 George Square EH8 9JU. 8/5.

The actors become the characters of the film before the very eyes of the viewers: the poet, Vladimir Mayakovsky; the women he loved and the ones who left him; the friends who admired him and those who betrayed him; the ruthless "Knights of the Revolution" who proclaimed him their hero  all this with the aim of making the audience relive Mayakovskys life and loves, his creativity and human drama as their own.

Dr James Rann (University of Glasgow), a specialist on Mayakovsky, will join us to give a brief introduction to the film and lead an audience discussion about the film after the screening.

Tickets link: https://dashkovafilm-vmayakovsky.eventbrite.co.uk

Event details: https://www.ed.ac.uk/literatures-languages-cultures/dashkova/news-events/events/russian-film-week-mayakovsky

THE STORY OF ONE APPOINTMENT

(Russia, 2018; 12+, 112 min. Director: Avdotya Smirnova)

Friday 30 November, 18.30h, Screening Room, 50 George Square EH8 9JU. 8/5.

A poignant and tragic story about an event that involved the famous writer Count Leo Tolstoy. A soldier from an infantry regiment based not far away from Tolstoy's family estate is accused of committing a crime and faces a military tribunal and execution. The officer in charge turns for help to Tolstoy, who decides to protect the man.

Tickets link: https://dashkovafilm-storyofoneappointment.eventbrite.co.uk

Event details: https://www.ed.ac.uk/literatures-languages-cultures/dashkova/news-events/events/russian-film-week-appointment

There will be a complimentary snack for advance ticket holders, so do book in early! We look forward to seeing you. 

Best wishes, 

Your Dashkova Centre team