“Potemkin is a vital viewing experience that transcends its landmark/milestone status”

— Philip French (The Observer)

DOORS: 19:00 | FILM STARTS: 19:30

Bristol Cathedral hosts an atmospheric screening of Sergei Eisenstein’s seminal silent film Battleship Potemkin on Tuesday 16th November. Join us after dusk in this magnificent building, enjoy a welcome drink and then watch this piece of cinema history come to life. The film will be accompanied by a live, entirely improvised organ recital by the award-winning composer Dr. David Bednall, blending silent cinema with live music to create a unique performance that promises to bring the film to life in a dramatic new interpretation.

 Eisenstein’s bold dramatization of the infamous 1905 rebellion is one of the influential films of the 20th Century, with its influence visible everywhere from The Untouchables to The Godfather to Star Wars. It is consistently voted one of the greatest films of all time, and was a favourite film of Billy Wilder, Orson Welles and Charlie Chaplin. This screening will present a full restoration from Film Museum Berlin.

About The Film

1925 | PG | 75 mins

The crew of the Imperial Russian Navy battleship Potemkin are stationed in the Black Sea, near Odessa, in 1905. They are poorly treated by their officers and fed dishes laced with rotten meat and maggots; tensions soon reach boiling point, and with talk of revolution already seizing Russia, the sailors decide to mutiny and take control of their destiny.

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GETTING HERE

• Bristol Cathedral is located on College Green in Bristol City Centre.

• The venue is close to several bus routes. The nearest train station is Bristol Temple Meads.

• Wherever possible, we encourage walking or using public transport to travel to our events.

• Public parking is available at Millennium Square and on St George's Street, behind the council buildings. See map for more detailed information. For a full accessibility report see the Disabled GO site for more information.   .

ACCESSIBILITY

•There is wheelchair access to the Cathedral nave through the main porch doors and the cloister entrance. The doors are automatic and there are blue buttons for entry and exit. There are ramps which enable a wheelchair user to access the east end of the Cathedral, but it is not possible to get down to the cloister, Chapter House and cafe as there is a flight of stairs. Wheelchair users need to outside and round to the cloister to access the Chapter House and cafe.

• If you are a wheelchair user, please contact us in advance so that we can arrange a suitable seating space.

• There is a disabled toilet which is located in the cloister, next to the cafe. If you are a wheelchair user and wish to access the toilet you need to go back outside the Cathedral, under the arch of the Cathedral Gatehouse building and up the driveway into the Cloister car park, and in through the large wooden door in the corner.

•We want to make your visit as enjoyable as possible, so please do not hesitate to contact us if you require further information about this venue’s accessibility.

VENUE & EVENT INFORMATION

• We cannot guarantee access before the stated doors time on your ticket, so advise you arrive as close to this time as possible.

• Please do not consume hot food at the screening, as a courtesy to other attendees.