The Kids Play Russian(LES ENFANTS JOUENT À LA RUSSIE)
Dir: Jean-Luc Godard
France, 1993, French/English/Russian, 60mins, DCP
Cast: László Szabó, Jean-Luc Godard, Bernard Eisenschitz, André S. Labarthe
In an attempt to define the birth of fiction and cinema in the wake of the Cold War, Godard employs fictional characters like Anna Karenina to analyse the reality and ask a basic question: Why does the West want to invade Russia. One of Godard’s rarely-seen films, made as an exercise and a variation in the midst of producing the expansive episodes of Historie(s) of Cinema, The Kids Play Russian is a requiem that uses its narrative as a mere pretext for the montage of footage from Russian cinema giants, ranging from Eisenstein to Tarkovsky, to mesmerising effects. Screening with JLG/ JLG - Self-Portrait in December.
PREMIERE Elements (Venue)
Hong Kong Arts Centre Louis Koo Cinema (Venue)
HK Science Museum Lecture Hall
Hong Kong Film Archive
K11 Art House
The Metroplex
Festival Grand Cinema
the sky
MCL Telford Cinema
Tai Kwun
MOViE MOViE
CINE FAN ONLINE
EMP Cinemas iSQUARE (Venue)
M+ Cinema (Venue)
EMP Cinemas Times Square (Venue)
The Grand Cinema
Broadway Hollywood
Cine Moko
Chinese Subtitles
Category III
Post-screening discussion with the director
Director and/or actor(s) will meet the audience
Post-screening talk
Full House
Introduction