Striking workers return to Homestead! The Glitterbox Theater becomes the Proletariat Picture Palace as we experience Sergei Eisenstein’s vibrant feature film debut on 16mm! STRIKE tells the story of workers in pre-revolutionary Russia defending themselves from oppressive conditions at the hands of management. Criterion notes that it is “known widely as one of the founding films of soviet realism and the montage techniques Eisenstein would become famous for in his subsequent film, BATTLESHIP POTEMKIN.” We celebrate 100 years of this landmark film.
See it as part of the Pittsburgh Silent Film Festival, with a live original score performed by The Ill Fitting Party and Body of Research!
