Battleship Potemkin

Concert for the Athens and Epidaurus Festival 2017

Wed. 05 July 2017 20:00

Odeon of Herodes Atticus

A landmark masterpiece in the history of cinema and arguably the greatest silent film ever made, Sergei Eisenstein’s Battleship Potemkin will be shown at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus. The Athens State Orchestra, under the baton of distinguished conductor Jens Troester, will perform live Shostakovich’s music, accompanying Eisenstein’s 65 minutes of breathtaking cinematic narration.