Rare 35mm Screening of Ken Loach’s “Land and Freedom”

Regent Street Cinema 12 April at 7.30pm

Ken Loach in conversation with Guardian chief Film Critic Peter BradshawA rare 35mm screening of this year’s Palme d’Or winning director Ken Loach’s Land and Freedom by will be shown on 12 April at London’s iconic Regent Street Cinema. The screening is a highlight of Kino Klassika’s film season A World to Win: A Century of Revolution on Screen, which marks the 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolution with a season of films, curated talks and side-bar events charting some of the 20th Century’s most turbulent times.

The film charts the experiences of idealistic, unemployed Liverpudlian, David Carne (Ian Hart) , who as a member of the British Communist Party, joins the

Kino Klassika Foundation educates audiences about film and film materials from the countries of the former Soviet Union supporting film restorations, academic research, artistic commissions, publications and events to spotlight a tradition which remains largely invisible outside of Russia. We are a UK registered charity 1150791.

fight against Fascism in the early days of the Spanish Civil War. There, David becomes enmeshed in his own side’s political infighting and he begins to learn the compromises, necessities and costs of brutal war.

Bookended by scenes of David’s granddaughter discovering his journals, Land and Freedom is the first of three films that Loach makes in the late 1990s which focus on issues of international socialism. A contender for the prestigious Palme d’Or and winner of the Ecumenical Prize at the Cannes Film Festival 1995 as well as winner of the European Best Film Award (1995), Loach’s Land and Freedom boasts a beautiful central performance from Ian Hart, making the film one of Loach’s most intelligent and intimate works.

The screening will be introduced by the Guardian’s chief film critic Peter Bradshaw and the film’s own double Palme d’Or winning film director, Ken Loach.

Peter Bradshaw observes: “Now that the United Kingdom begins its muddled retreat from the European Union, and launches a diversionary threat of war with Spain over Gibraltar, this is an excellent time to be revisiting

Kino Klassika Foundation educates audiences about film and film materials from the countries of the former Soviet Union supporting film restorations, academic research, artistic commissions, publications and events to spotlight a tradition which remains largely invisible outside of Russia. We are a UK registered charity 1150791.

Ken Loach’s passionate film. For me it is one of three key artworks about the Civil War. The other two are Picasso’s 1937 painting Guernica and George Orwell’s 1938 memoir Homage To Catalonia. No-one could accuse Ken Loach of being sentimental or starry-eyed about the anti-fascist struggle in Land And Freedom. It is a war movie, almost an action movie – and also a love story. I don’t think I have ever seen a war movie with battle scenes shown so clearly and matter-of-factly. Loach takes out the adrenalin, and puts in the confusion and the fear. Land And Freedom is a very moving film: a hammer-blow against parochialism and defeatism."

NOTES TO EDITORS

About Kino Klassika FoundationKino Klassika creates impactful programs of restorations, publications, art commissions and events to spotlight Russian language cinema – a tradition that remains largely invisible to audiences outside of Russia. We are a UK registered charity. Our Patron is Ralph Fiennes, our trustees: Professor Ian Christie, Daniel Jowell QC, Roger Munnings CBE and Justine Waddell. http://www.kinoklassikafoundation.org

About A World to Win: A Century of Revolution on ScreenOn the 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolution, Kino Klassika hosts a season of cinematic masterpieces from around the world, exploring the revolutionary spirit through the camera lens and investigating the impulse of profound change.

It brings together provocative films by directors such as Sergei Eisenstein, Mikhail Kalatozov, Larisa Shepitko, Andrei Smirnov, Jean-Luc Godard, Gauber Rocha, Andrzej Wajda, Bernardo Bertolucci and Ken Loach to reach audiences across the UK.

The season is being hosted from 17 February to 15 April 2017 at London’s iconic Edwardian cinema hall on Regent Street. It will culminate with the British premiere of Sergei Eisenstein’s masterpiece October on 26 October, the day after the 100th anniversary of the Revolution. The film will be accompanied by the London Symphony Orchestra at London's Barbican.

The programme of A World to Win is complemented by a series of curated talks and special events across London. These include introductions, Q&As and workshops with film directors, screenwriters, academics commentators including potentially Christopher Hampton (Screenwriter, Dangerous Liaisons), Ken Loach (Film Director Land and Freedom, I Daniel Blake) , Bernardo Bertolucci (Film Director, Dreamers, Conformist), Costa Gavras (Film Director, Z, Confession), Max Reinhardt (BBC Radio 3 Late Junction Presenter), Michael Chanan (noted film

Kino Klassika Foundation educates audiences about film and film materials from the countries of the former Soviet Union supporting film restorations, academic research, artistic commissions, publications and events to spotlight a tradition which remains largely invisible outside of Russia. We are a UK registered charity 1150791.

historian and critic) and Benedict Morrison (film and language historian).

The A World to Win is curated by Professor Ian Christie, Dr Maria Korolkova and Justine Waddell of Kino Klassika Foundation.

Please see the season trailer here: https://vimeo.com/200226256

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About Professor Ian Christie, Curator of A World to WinIan Christie is a world-renowned film scholar. He has written books including studies of Sergei Eisenstein, Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger, Martin Scorsese and the development of cinema in both Russia and Britain. He is a member of the British Academy, a regular contributor to Sight and Sound and a frequent broadcaster. Christie is currently Professor of Film and Media History at Birkbeck, University of London.

About Dr Maria Korolkova, Curator of A World to WinMaria Korolkova is an independent researcher and film critic. She has a DPhil from the University of Oxford focusing on film architecture of early Russian cinema. Maria is Projects and Communications Director of Kino Klassika Foundation, and a Programme Leader in Media and Communications at the University of Greenwich.

About Justine Waddell, Curator of A World to WinJustine Waddell is the founder of Kino Klassika and an acclaimed actress. Justine starred in Vladimir Sorokin’s sci-fi version of Anna Karenina, Target, for which she learnt the Russian language fluently and from which she developed an enduring interest in Russian culture and cinematography. 

FESTIVAL DATES: 17 February 2017 – 26 October 2017

Kino Klassika Foundation Media Contact:Maria KorolkovaCommunications Directormaria@kinoklassikafoundation.org+44 745 022 5099 Partners

Kino Klassika Foundation educates audiences about film and film materials from the countries of the former Soviet Union supporting film restorations, academic research, artistic commissions, publications and events to spotlight a tradition which remains largely invisible outside of Russia. We are a UK registered charity 1150791.

Kino Klassika Foundation educates audiences about film and film materials from the countries of the former Soviet Union supporting film restorations, academic research, artistic commissions, publications and events to spotlight a tradition which remains largely invisible outside of Russia. We are a UK registered charity 1150791.