Section: Special: Fraternal Kiss

1917 – Der wahre Oktober

1917 – The Real October

Katrin Rothe
Germany, Switzerland, 2017, 90 Min

From the February Revolution to the Bolsheviks's seizure of power the year 1917 provided hope to many, not least the country's creative minds. And yet the euphoria of avant gardists such as Kazimir Malevich, Vladimir Mayakovsky and Alexandre N. Benois soon found their selves stifled by the needs of the new system.

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Katrin Rothe's animated film is an exploration of the interconnectedness of revolution, art and power based on the period from the first uprisings in February 1917 to the so-called “October Revolution”. In the process she draws upon contemporary notes from artists such as author Zinaida Gippius and her sceptical observations on the Bolshevik members' gradual promotion to positions of power, Alexandre N. Benois, who formed a committee for the preservation of historical monuments for fear of vandalism and Malevich and Mayakovsky, the latter pair filled with revolutionary verve and vigour. Soon they were to come under political pressure, ending up in exile or victims of suicide. A perceptive chronicle of the events of 1917, with these artists' perspectives offering new insight into the events of the eve of the “October Revolution”, the conflict between parliamentarianism and workers' councils, and ultimately between artistic freedom and totalitarian visions of the "New Soviet person". BB

Filmformat
DCP | Anim. | Farbe / colour & s/w / b/w
Drehbuch
Katrin Rothe
Kamera
Thomas Schneider, Robert Laatz, Björn Ullrich, Markus Wustman
Ton
Anders Wasserfall
Schnitt
Silke Botsch
Ausstattung
Caroline Hamann, Alma Weber, Lydia Günther, Susann Pönisch
Musik
Thomas Mävers
Darsteller
Claudia Michelsen, Martin Schneider, Maximilian Brauer, Hanns Zischler, Arne Fuhrmann, Inka Friedrich, Klemens Fuhrmann
Produzent
Katrin Rothe
Produktion
Katrin Rothe Filmproduktion
Co-Produktion
Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion, maxim film, Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg
Kontakt
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Katrin Rothe

Katrin Rothe - born in 1970 in the GDR. She studied experimental film-making at the UDK Berlin and at the Central St. Martins College of Art in London. Since 2003 she primarily directs feature-length documentaries. Katrin Rothe Filmproduction arose from the film directing and animation production company Karotoons.

Movies
DUNKLER LIPPENSTIFT MACHT SERIÖSER (2003, doc)
DIE EX BIN ICH (2009)
POLEN FÜR ANFÄNGER (2010, doc, short)
BETONGOLD - WIE DIE FINANZKRISE IN MEIN WOHNZIMMER KAM. (2013, doc)