Russian movie masterpieces set to live music by
YO YO MUNDI - GIANNI MUSIC - TÊTES DE BOIS
VALERIO VIGLIAR - MOKADELIC - SIKITIKIS
Giovanni Guardi has cooperated on this project
Russia in the 1920s saw one of the greatest explosions of talent in the history of the cinema, with a unique concentration of masterpieces spawned by the genius of extraordinarily creative directors committed to devising a totally new cinematographic vocabulary in a maelstrom of revolutionary creativity as yet unstifled by the straitjacket of state ideology. The idea of revolutionizing society through the cinema caused them to turn the audience's traditionally passive role on its head, stimulating viewers by using extremely powerful images to dig deep inside their psyche and rekindle a critical perception of reality finally free of all prejudice. It was the era of "sovereign editing", with the violent and unexpected juxtapositioning of scenes designed to convey emotions with a capital "E".
The narrative thread was shattered by rhythmic editing, and at the same time the music that accompanied movie screenings took on a crucial role in its ability to interact with the audience. The Palazzo delle Esposizioni has decided to pick up the challenge issued by the great Eisenstein - who would have liked the musical score for his films to be renewed every ten years in order to keep up with the younger generations - by calling on some of the leading players on the new musical scene to set the great masterpieces of the silent era to music: from the happy return of Strike by the Yo Yo Mundi which, after making its debut at the Palazzo delle Esposizioni back in 1994, has been successfully performed all around the world; to the electronic contaminations of the surprising Gianni Music Quartet, in the company of some very talented musicians; to the extraordinary Têtes de Bois, one of the most innovative bands of recent years, permanently caught up in projects of immense poetic ingenuity that focus principally on social issues. Moreover, the creations of Valerio Vigliar, the surround sound effect of the Mokadelic, both inspired authors of movie soundtracks, and the captivating rhythm of the irresistible Sikitikis are all extremely effective and spectacularly innovative.
The retrospective ends with two movies from the sound era, testifying once again to the genius of Eisenstein as it managed to withstand the huge changes of the era.
info
Palazzo delle Esposizioni - Sala Cinema
via steps in via Milano 9A, Roma
tel. 06 39967500
Tickets full price € 4.00 – PdE membership cardholders only € 3.00