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Films of Boris Barnet: Father of Soviet comedy @ BAMcinematek
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The Extraordinary Mr. Barnet
The Films of Boris Barnet @ BAMcinématek (New York), Dec 2-18

“ Eisenstein apart, Boris Barnet must be considered the best Soviet film-maker.”
-Jacques Rivette

Long hailed by critics to be the father of Soviet comedy and an inspiration to greats such as Tarkovsky and Bertolucci, Boris Barnet has remained unknown to Western audiences. That is, until now! This first-ever series of Barnet’s work in North America introduces many exciting archival and newly subtitled prints. For complete information, please visit

http://www.bam.org/film/barnettworld.aspx