Film seminar on Eastern European history

Marko Olavi Lehti (malehti@utu.fi)
Wed, 01 Mar 1995 13:40:33 -0800 (PST)


Date: Wed, 01 Mar 1995 13:40:33 -0800 (PST)
From: Marko Olavi Lehti <malehti@utu.fi>
To: h-verkko@sara.cc.utu.fi
Subject: Film seminar on Eastern European history

EASTERN EUROPEAN STUDIES PROUDLY PRESENTS

FILM SEMINAR ON EASTERN EUROPEAN HISTORY

Seminar include 6 movies on Eastern European history, small lectures connect to theme of movies and general lecture on historical movies. There are to two general themes: the rulers of Russia, despotism and autocracy in Russian history and popular movements in Eastern Europe, role of masses in history. Each student write small essay. Seminar starts at Friday 3rd March 11 -12 a.m. at lecture hall VI and 12 - 2 (3) p.m. at lecture hall I (administrative building).

Program of seminar is following:

Hannu Salmi (3rd March) *Historical movies - relationship between film and reality, fact and fiction

The Rulers of Russia (Jaakko Lehtovirta)

*Ivan the Terrible - Boyars' plot (dir. Eisenstein/USSR 1946) (10th March) *Catherine the Great - Scarlet empress (dir. Sternberg/USA 1934) (31st March)

*Stalin (dir. Passer/USA 1992) (21st April)

Popular movements in Eastern Europe (Marko Lehti)

*Kajastus (Dawn) (dir. Haartman/Finland 1930) (17th March) *Battleship Potemkin (dir. Eisenstein/USSR 1925) (7th April) *Man of Iron (dir. Wajda/Poland 1980) (28th April)

Changes of program are possible. If you want more informa- tion, please, contact Marko Lehti (tel. 633 5237) or Jaakko Lehtovirta (tel. 633 5890).