August 5, 2008 Back to Basics By Roland Oliphant Special to Russia Profile
Art Kino, an independent organization composed of young people interested in filmmaking, seeks to revive auteur cinema in Russia. The club uses the Mir Iskusstva movie theater to screen a variety of art house films, which are later discussed during seminar-like sessions. But as a creative movement, the club allows its members to not only view extraordinary films, but also produce some, thus fostering the talent that might form the backbone of Russian cinema in the near future.
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