PLEASE NOTE: THIS SCREENING IS ONLY OPEN TO THE ACADEMIC COMMUNITY.
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Join the MIT-Eurasia Program and the MIT Center for International Studies for a screening of Michael Lockshin’s The Master and Margarita.
A Q&A with the film director Michael Lockshin will take place after the screening.
This is a unique opportunity for the MIT and the greater Boston academic community to watch the newest adaption of the celebrated Soviet-era novel “The Master and Margarita” written by Kyiv-born novelist Mikhail Bulgakov. The novel is considered one of the best literary works of the 20th century with over 100 million copies sold worldwide and translated into 40 languages.
Plot
1930's, Moscow. A famous writer is censored by the Soviet state: His novel is banned, and the theatrical premiere of his new play about Pontius Pilate—canceled. In just a few days he becomes an outcast. Inspired by these misfortunes, the writer conceives a new novel in which the devil, named Woland, satirically revenges all those responsible for the writer's downfall. He knows this novel can never be published in the USSR, but Margarita—his muse—pushes him to write it no matter what.
About the director
Michael Lockshin is a Russian-American film director who debuted with Netflix’s first Russian language original movie "Silver Skates" in 2020. Prior to films, Michael directed commercials and music videos across Europe for over 10 years, winning the Cannes Lions Young Director's Award, Golden Drum, Shots, and others. He currently lives in Los Angeles and openly condemns Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
This event is co-sponsored by the MIT-Eurasia Program, MIT Center for International Studies, MIT Global Languages, and MIT Comparative Media Studies/Writing.
If you have any questions, please email mit-eurasia [at] mit.edu.