Belfast Film Festival: The Last Bolshevik 
An intricate work with many levels and layers, The Last Bolshevik is also a distillation of the art and beliefs of one of the greatest lmmakers of our time, Chris Marker, who revolutionized documentary and pioneered the essay lm form.
Based on the life and work of the Russian lm director Alexander Medvedkin (1900-1989), THE LAST BOLSHEVIK is a tribute from one lmmaker to another. An archeological expedition into lm history that reveals new cinematic treasures, the lm prompts a re ection on the relation between history, politics and the image in this the centenary year of the Russian Revolution.
“Marker puts voice-over narration and interviews into a jazzy, contrapuntal relation to his bold visual assemblies; his montage moves on waves of thought and feeling.”— The New Yorker
“THE LAST BOLSHEVIK [is] the most haunting, corrosive, and thoughtful exploration of the train wreck we called the 20th century.”—Howard Hampton, Artforum
