The American Cinematheque presents “Farewell: A Tribute to Elem Klimov and Larisa Shepitko” at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood (August 12 - 27) and at the Aero Theatre in Santa Monica (September 15). For an all-too-brief period in the late 1960s and early 1970s, directors Larisa Shepitko and Elem Klimov were the golden couple of Soviet-era cinema. Like many love stories, theirs had a tragic ending: Shepitko was killed in 1979 in a car accident while scouting locations for her next film, “Farewell to Matyora,” a project her husband Klimov would eventually finish. Klimov would go on to direct only one more feature, the anti-war film, “Come and See” (1985), before his death in 2003. The series will include screenings of "Heat," "The Ascent" as well as "Come and See"-- among others.
The American Cinematheque presents “Farewell: A Tribute to Elem Klimov and Larisa Shepitko” at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood (August 12 - 27) and at the Aero Theatre in Santa Monica (September 15). For an all-too-brief period in the late 1960s and early 1970s, directors Larisa Shepitko and Elem Klimov were the golden couple of Soviet-era cinema. Like many love stories, theirs had a tragic ending: Shepitko was killed in 1979 in a car accident while scouting locations for her next film, “Farewell to Matyora,” a project her husband Klimov would eventually finish. Klimov would go on to direct only one more feature, the anti-war film, “Come and See” (1985), before his death in 2003. The series will include screenings of "Heat," "The Ascent" as well as "Come and See"-- among others.
