Cinema: In Spring
In Spring is a masterpiece of Ukrainian cinema avant-garde, a non-fiction film made by Mikhail Kaufman, Dziga Vertov’s brother and co-author, along the lines of the avantgardist theory of «cine-eye». The film shows Kyiv in 1929, almost unknown today. Pictures of waking city, its resurging life resonate with lyrical views of reviving nature. Kaufman’s attentive camera dwells deliberately on the smiling faces of children, lyrically depicting a declaration of love to Kyiv. In Spring, Kaufman used the method of 'hidden camera' for the first time.
The film will be accompanied live by Ukrainian pianist Antonii Baryshevskyi, who will perform his own original score. A member of the Splendor collective, he is also a prizewinner of the Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition and the Ferruccio Busoni International Piano Competition.
This screening is part of the Splendor for Ukraine program and the Ukrainian Film Club in Amsterdam.
