Artists in times of revolution. St. Petersburg 1917. As the global war looms closer, people are hungry, worried, and angry. The tsar is overthrown in February, and many artists are ecstatic, believing they've achieved freedom. However, by October, the Bolsheviks seize power, ruling alone. What were influential figures like Maxim Gorky and Kazimir Malevich doing during this pivotal time? The film brings these artists to life as animated cut-out figures, speaking in their own recorded words, as they participate in salons, committees, and street riots, capturing moments when history's outcome was still uncertain.
1917 - Der wahre Oktober
"Revolutionary Russia: An Artist's Eye"
