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Two rare silent films from Georgia showing on 35mm!
Salt for Svanetia resides somewhere between a documentary, propaganda, drama, montage manual and Discovery Channel. The way Kalatozov’s camera works is unique: with the angles he chooses, it seems to lose the sense of gravity. Fittingly for a movie about life in the mountains, the shot geometry here leans toward the diagonal; if it makes the viewer a little dizzy, this is exactly what one feels at such a height.
Around half of Nail in the Boot's action takes place at a court trial, but this ... view more »
ADMISSION INFO
$10 / $8 students and seniors / free for Harvard students
Phone: 617-496-3211
Email: bgravely@fas.harvard.edu
Website: https://harvardfilmarchive.org/calendar/salt-for-svanetia-nail-in-the-bo...
LOCATION
Harvard Film Archive Cinematheque, 24 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
PARKING INFO
Although parking in Cambridge is difficult (most of the surrounding streets have restricted parking for Cambridge residents only), metered parking on Broadway and Harvard Streets, as well as the rest of Harvard Square, is free after 8pm. Film-goers are encouraged to use public transportation, particularly the MBTA Red Line.
