Film: Eisenstein’s Battleship Potemkin

Ulysses: Charlotte Spring Festival of the Arts is a joint effort of Charlotte Symphony Orchestra, N.C. Dance Theatre and Opera Carolina as well as regional cultural partners. The inaugural festival, in late February and in March, 2012, is subtitled The Majesty of Russia: 2012 Tchaikovsky. Russian culture, and specifically the work of Tchaikovsky, will shine in film, music, and dance all month.

Some of the events are free, including this film:

Film: Eisenstein’s Battleship Potemkin
March 11th, 2012
2pm
UNC Charlotte Uptown Campus
220 N. Tryon Street
A truck driver takes a wrong turn and finds himself lost in a bleak Russian underworld, struggling to survive amidst increasingly violent reminders of the country’s dark history.

Film: Tarkovsky’s Solaris
March 18th, 2012
2pm
UNC Charlotte Uptown Campus
220 N. Tryon Street
Ground control has been receiving mysterious transmissions from the three remaining residents of the Solaris space station. When cosmonaut and psychologist Kris Kelvin is dispatched to investigate, he experiences the same strange phenomena that afflict the Solaris crew, sending him on a voyage into the darkest recesses of his consciousness. With Solaris, the legendary Russian filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky created a brilliantly original science-fiction epic that challenges our conceptions about love, truth, and humanity itself.

There will also be many concerts and performances. Check out all the events on Charlotte Culture Guide.