Scene from Sergei Eisenstein’s film “Battleship Potemkin”
Battleship Potemkin
Concert for the Athens and Epidaurus Festival 2017
A landmark masterpiece in the history of cinema and arguably the greatest silent film ever made, Sergei Eisenstein’s Battleship Potemkin will be shown at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus. The Athens State Orchestra, under the baton of distinguished conductor Jens Troester, will perform live Shostakovich’s music, accompanying Eisenstein’s 65 minutes of breathtaking cinematic narration.
