The plot of the film *Why Does the Battleship Potemkin...*?
Why, a hundred years on, does ‘The Battleship Potemkin’ continue to move audiences and is considered one of the most influential films in the history of cinema? Film scholar Yevgeny Margolit guides the viewer through the events of the early 20th century, reflecting on freedom, art and human choice. Archival footage, clips from classic films and dramatised scenes featuring students transform the narrative about cinema into a living dialogue between the past and the present. Gradually, the film moves beyond the story of a single film and explores how art helps people to retain their own voice.
‘Why Does the “Battleship…” Sail?’ (2026) — a film by Marianna Kireeva, dedicated to the 100th anniversary of Sergei Eisenstein’s film ‘Battleship Potemkin’ and its influence on the history of world cinema.
