International Lens Film Series

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Circus

Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016, 7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Sarratt Cinema
2301 Vanderbilt Place, Nashville, TN 37240

Presented by Jason Strudler, Mellon Assistant Professor of Russian.

USSR (1936) Dir. Grigori Aleksandrov. An American circus artist who, after giving birth to a black baby, immediately becomes a victim of racism and is forced to stay in the circus. She finds refuge, love and happiness in the USSR. Her black son is embraced by friendly Soviet people. The movie climaxes with a lullaby being sung to the baby by representatives of various Soviet ethnicities taking turns. Russian with English subtitles. 94 Minutes. Unrated. DVD.

Presented in collaboration with the Department of German and Slavic Languages.