Arsenal made Dovzhenko's international name with its lyric, experimental retelling of a 1918 workers' uprising at Kyiv's Arsenal Factory and its brutal suppression. Commissioned for the October Revolution's tenth anniversary, it is the most ambivalent of the four films made for that occasion. If Earth the night before hooked you, make it a Dovzhenko weekend.
What to expect
A 92-minute silent on a 35mm print with Fima Chupakhin performing piano and synths live. The audience is small and attentive, and the Lower East Side's restaurants and bars are right outside Metrograph's door for dinner afterward.
Good to know
- Metrograph is at 7 Ludlow St; take the F to East Broadway.
- The music is performed live in the theater.
- Silent film with intertitles.
- The Film Desk distributes the film.
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Common questions
Who performs the live accompaniment?
Fima Chupakhin on piano and synths.
What is Arsenal about?
A 1918 workers' uprising at Kyiv's Arsenal Factory during the Russian Civil War, and its suppression.
