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Michael Lockshin
Exclusive Screening of The Master and Margarita and Conversation with the Film Director
Conversation with the film director, Michael Lockshin, and an exclusive screening of his famous/infamous film Тhe Master and Margarita, based on Mikhail Bulgakov’s novel of the same name. The film was heavily criticized in Putin’s Russia as a statement against Putin’s regime and Russia’s war against Ukraine. Having fled Russia, Lockshin has lost rights to his film’s international distribution, whereas in Russia his name was deleted from the film’s credits. The film, which is a powerful artistic and ideological statement, can be currently watched outside of Russia only on university campuses as pre-arranged exclusive screenings.
This SEENEXT “Halloween” event is free for all UIC-affiliated and U of Chicago-affiliated attendees and SEENEXT members and regulars.
Q & A will be coordinated by Matthew Kandel, Assistant Professor, Polish, Russian, and Lithuanian Studies, UIC.
For more background information on the film, please refer to these articles:
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/16/movies/master-and-margarita-movie-russia-reaction.html
https://www.npr.org/2024/03/23/1240461600/a-film-based-on-a-novel-about-a-1930s-writer-gains-surprise-popularity-in-russia
https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/master-and-margarita-movie-michael-lockshin
November 1, 2024 from 7:00 PM
The Logan Center for the Arts
The University of Chicago
915 E 60th str.
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