BATTLESHIP POTEMKIN

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Today’s screening of this recent complete restoration of Eisenstein’s masterpiece is accompanied by internationally renowned concert pianist & composer Chris Jarrett playing his own new score live on the Electric Palace piano.

Based on historical events the movie tells the story of a riot at the Battleship Potemkin. What started as a protest strike when the crew was given rotten meat for dinner ended in a riot. The sailors raised the red flag and tried to ignite the revolution in their home port Odessa.