The ninth Russian Resurrection Film Festival, the largest festival of Russian Cinema outside of Russia today, returns to screen at Palace Centro Cinemas September 7-16.

The beauty of Russian cinema is the broad range of quality films across different genres. The festival celebrates the revival of Russian cinema and this year’s program will include a variety of new dramas, animations, comedies, arthouse cinema, award winning classics and possibly Russia’s first ever zombie film. Festival tradition dictates a retrospective and, this year to mark the bicentenary of the 1812 defeat of Napoleon, there are three stunning dramas and comedies. Visiting actors and directors, Q&As and some of the best ever celebratory gala parties in each city are just some of the highlights for this vibrant celebration of Ruski culture.

Festival Highlight: WAR & PEACE [15+] 

Sergei Bondarchuk’s epic 7-hour marathon adaption of Tolstoy’s classic War & Peace surpasses all else on scales of grandeur, ambition and expense. Winner of the 1969 Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, this multi award-winning masterpiece is rewardingly obsessive in its accurate depiction of Tolstoy’s tale of five families set against the backdrop of Napoleon’s 1812 invasion of Russia. With breathtaking sequences such as a 40 minute re-enactment of the battle of Borodino, staged with 120,000 men and 800 horses, Bondarchuk’s extraordinary spectacle puts modern computer generated effects to shame.

SCREENING DETAILS

Palace Centro

Sunday 16 September, 12.00pm

401 mins, with 3 intervals

Movie Club & Concession $37 / General Admission $40

(includes refreshments and tea/coffee)

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 www.russianresurrection.com