NEW RUSSIAN CINEMA  On the occasion of the year of Russian Culture and  Language in Italy, Levante International Film Festival  2011 explores the Russian Cinema, hosting 7 films of  particular cultural and historical interest, showing the  production of that great country in an excursus of about  40 years, that is from the end of the Soviet period until  today. Will accompany the films a delegation led by the  General Director of the glorious Mosfilm, Karen  Shakhnazarov, author of some of the movies, met  during the meeting in Moscow last March. Moreover, in  that occasion it will be presented to the Italian public the  exhibition of Sergej Eiseinstein's drawings, related to his film,  theatrical and artistic experiences in general. About 50 sketches of  the great Russian director, father of a lot of memorable masterpieces.  A delegation led by the Museum's Director, Naum Kleiman will  accompany the exhibition. As everyone knows, Bari enjoys great attention from  post-  communist Slavonic world, especially for being the city with the  Church, where Saint Nicholas' remains, patron of Russia, are kept,  and for being the seat of the largest Russian church in the Western  Europe. All this makes the efforts of the Association LIFF destined to  meet considerable interest in the cultural world, both from Italians  and Russians, because of the particularity and the uniqueness of the  event. Great attention, it is believed in fact, can also occur especially from  the Russian emigration's world in Italy, as well as from religious  tourism linked to the cult of the bishop of Myra.   Moreover, since the period of the event, from 5 to 8 July and from  July until September with the exhibition at the Museum, it will be  considerable the presence of seasonal tourists, of citizens of Bari  coming back from holidays, of tourists passing through Bari as an  intermediate step towards others cities and regions.  © 2011 Levante International Film Festival - Bari - Italy - P.I. 07080270270 - mail: info@levantefilmfest.com - web by Eido Lab IL NUOVO CINEMA RUSSO  In occasione dell'anno della Cultura e della Lingua  Russa in Italia, il Levante International Film Festival  2011 esplora il cinema russo, ospitando 7 film di  particolare interesse storico e culturale. I film proposti  rappresentano la produzione cinematografica del  grande Paese in un arco temporale di circa 20 anni,  dalla fine del periodo sovietico ai giorni nostri.   Accompagnerà e introdurrà le opere presentate una  delegazione guidata dal direttore generale della  gloriosa Mosfilm, il regista Karen Shakhnazarov,  autore di alcuni dei film in rassegna.    In parallelo, verrà presentata al pubblico italiano una mostra di  disegni del maestro Sergej Eisenstein, legati alle sue esperienze  cinematografiche, teatrali ed artistiche in genere. Circa 50 pannelli  del grande regista russo, padre di tanti memorabili capolavori.   Accompagnerà la mostra Naum Kleiman, direttore del Museo  Centrale di Stato del Cinema di Mosca, a capo di una delegazione. download poster 600x300 download poster 100x140 download catalogo/catalogue COMUNICATO STAMPA