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Anniversary
Rhythmic Cinema: Sonic possibilities and open source soundtracking ensures Battleship Potemkin still connects 100 years on
From Shostakovich, to Pet Shop Boys, to DIY and grassroots collectivism, Luke Richards celebrates the centenary of the first public screening of Sergei Eisenstein's Battleship Potemkin, on January 18, 1926, and the myriad interpretations of its soundtrack which keep it relevant and radical today
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