A nice unexpected bit of entertainment on Sunday night - a showing of the 1920s classic Battleship Potemkin in Trafalgar Square, with a new soundtrack provided by the Pet Shop Boys.
I say unexpected because Sean spotted the advert at 715pm and thirty mins later we were by the famous fountains waiting for the show to start just forty five mins later.
Reviews of the music mostly have been mixed - but I enjoyed it - everone continues to reassert the greatness of the film itself.
It's a hugely powerful story line (it's interesting to see just how much actors in silent films act with their face - an art lost in the 'talkies') with some beautiful shots and some great fast cutting to generate the necessary pace.
If you get a chance to see it - without or without the PSB soundtarck - DO IT!
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