Skip to navigation | Skip to search
Sidney Nolan, 'Ned Kelly' (detail), 1946. Enamel paint on composition board. 90.8 x 121.5 cm. National Gallery of Australia, Canberra. Gift of Sunday Reed, 1977.
Sir Hugh Casson PRA, 'Elephant and Rhinoceros Pavilion, London Zoo'(detail), c.1971. © Royal Academy of Arts, London.
George Bellows, 'Stag at Sharkey’s' (detail), 1909. Oil on canvas, 92 x 112.6 cm. The Cleveland Museum of Art. Hinman B. Hurlbut Collection. Photo © The Cleveland Museum of Art.
Sydney Lee, 'The Sleeping Square' (detail), 1928. Aquatint, mezzotint and roulette. Private collection. © estate of the artist.
22 February 2008
Sold Out
Cinema arrived in Russia in 1896, but it was several years before home-grown films were produced. Early Russian directors developed cinema at an astonishing rate. The Revolution brought a new set of names, most famously Eisenstein, and rapid innovation. Film historian John Riley charts the development of Russian cinema up to the 1920s and shows clips from some of the best films.
Held in collaboration with Pushkin House.
Pushkin House, 5A Bloomsbury Square, London WC1A 2TA; 6.30–7.30pm
