Saturday, August 21, 5:00 pm

Directed by Boris Barnet

Barnet’s penultimate film is set in 1955, when many Russians were resettling in Kazakhstan. Alenka and her traveling companions recount their personal histories, which are cinematically articulated through experiments in narration, temporality, and animation.

This series is a rare opportunity to see three films by Boris Barnet, largely unknown in the West, but long hailed as the father of Soviet comedy and an inspiration to greats such as Tarkovsky and Bertolucci.

88 minutes, black and white, 1961

The Russian Film Festival is presented in collaboration with Seagull Films.

All film tickets: $10

King Learimage courtesy of Seagull Films