Kosmos: A Soviet Space Odyssey - Part 2
5 - 28 August
The British Film Institute, in association with Academia Rossica, brings the best of Soviet science fiction to London. Highlights include Tarkovsky's Stalker and cult favourite Kin-Dza-Dza.
Programme
Dreaming of Space
25 Aug 18:30 NFT2 Book here
28 Aug 20:50 NFT2 Book here
Emigration is contrasted with space flight as a route out of Soviet torpor in this award-winning drama.
First on the Moon
18 Aug 20:40 NFT2 Book here
20 Aug 17:50 NFT2 Book here
Aleksei Fedorchenko simulates 'archive' footage to suggest that Soviet space exploration began in 1938.
Icarus XB-1
5 Aug 18:40 NFT3 Book here
7 Aug 18:20 NFT3 Book here
In the year 2163, a philosophical crew travel through space towards a mysterious white planet.
The Interrogation of Pilot Pirx
11 Aug 20:40 NFT2 Book here
14 Aug 18:40 NFT2 Book here
A rocket pilot is hired to test a new robot crew in this cautionary tale about technological progress.
Kin-Dza-Dza
14 Aug 20:20 NFT3 Book here
19 Aug 18:10 NFT3 Book here
An irreverent steam-punk satire on Soviet society.
Paper Soldier
26 Aug 20:40 NFT2 Book here
27 Aug 18:10 NFT2 Book here
An iconoclastic take on life in and around the Baikonur cosmodrome in 1961.
Stalker
6 Aug 19:50 NFT1 Book here
8 Aug 19:50 NFT1 Book here
Andrei Tarkovsky's compelling exploration of faith, desire and desperation.
Visitor to a Museum
17 Aug 20:20 NFT3 Book here
21 Aug 17:30 NFT2 Book here
An extraordinary vision of a society at the mercy of vast and irrational forces.
See www.bfi.org.uk for further information and to book tickets.