Okraina (Outskirts) By the Bluest of Seas

Barnet's first sound film and a romantic comedy set near the Caspian Sea.

Second feature start time: 8:50 pm. Okraina, Barnet's first sound film, won praise from both Soviet and Western critics for its treatment of the unlikely friendship between a Russian sniper and a German POW cast as enemies in World War I. (1933, 98 mins.)

By the Bluest of Seas is a romantic comedy set near the Caspian Sea and numbers Jean-Luc Godard among its ardent admirers. (1936, 71 mins.)

This series is organized in association with Alla Verlotsky and Seagull Films.


support credits

Season support provided by the Rohauer Collection Foundation and the Corporate Annual Fund of the Wexner Center Foundation.

Contemporary films, international films, and visiting filmmakers presented with support from the Ohio Arts Council.