Film lecture 1/4- the "critique of capitalism and the state in the Soviet dystopia 80-XX"

Film lecture on the “critique of capitalism and the state in the Soviet dystopia 80-XX”

Movie: To Kill a Dragon ( Убитьдракона) 1988

Country: Soviet Union –Germany

Directed by Mark Zaharov

The film is based on the “Drakon”, written by Yevgeni Shvarts in 1943, in Leningrad during WWII. Dragon is a bloody dictator, who kills every opponent. People live hopelessly, until Lancelot comes to save the beautiful Elsa. Lancelot can only win, if all people become free from fear, that is feeding the Dragon’s power. Dragon’s multiple personalities, ranging from a “dragon” to a “samurai” to a “Nazi”, scare the hell out of all people, except Lancelot. Finally Dragon drops all his masks, to become the most dangerous of his incarnations - “himself”. And the battle begins.

the evening will be in english language