1925
Directed by Sergei Eisenstein
Live music by Alberto Boem
Soviet silent film, that was director’s tribute to the early Russian revolutionaries and is widely regarded as a masterpiece of international cinema.
The screening is accompanied by live experimental music created especially for this event.
The film is based on the mutiny of Russian sailors against their tyrannical superiors aboard the battleship Potemkinduring the Revolution of 1905. Their victory was short-lived, however, as during their attempts to get the population of Odessa (now in Ukraine) to launch a massive revolution, Cossacks arrived and laid waste to the insurgents, thus fanning the winds of war that would ultimately lead to the rise of communism in the Revolution of 1917.
Ironically, the film was eventually banned by Soviet leader Joseph Stalin over fears it might incite a riot against his regime.
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Black Russian
Apparently there is no such thing as real Russian Vodka cocktails – simply because the Russian people drink their Vodka straight!
But we had enjoyed one famous recipe ..and even with ice, thanks to Wolfgang’s prompt delivery!
1 part KAHLÚA
1 part Vodka
Ice
How to mix it: Fill a rocks glass with ice, add Kahlúa and Absolut Vodka and stir.
Legend has it the Black Russian was created in 1949 by a Belgian bartender to honor a feisty socialite who was the U.S. ambassador to Luxembourg. The cocktail is so named because it mixes the dark liqueur of Kahlúa with vodka, the beloved Russian spirit. For a touch of international mystery and intrigue, try this famous drink that has been described as “a flavor more complex than calculus.”
