| Brief Description: | Glasnost Film Festival Vol. 7: Black Square and Dialogues. Black
Square tells the story of Russia's artistic avant-garde from the
1950's to the 1970's, when artists were confronted by semi-official,
ideological art. Works could be smashed by bulldozer, flooded with
acid, or covered with concrete. Black Square is a cinematic
appreciation of works only recently allowed to be exhibited, and the
story of the artists, many of whom were forced into exile. Directed by
Joseph Pasternak. 1988, 56 mins. Dialogues features a bacchanal of
rock jazz and punk that erupt in an abandoned Leningrad palace.
Collective singing, dancing and playing makes the group a community.
Directed by Nikolai Obukhovich, 1987, 28 mins. Russian with English |
