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The New Babylon is a 1929 silent historical drama film written and directed by Grigori Kozintsev and Leonid Trauberg. The film deals with the 1871 Paris Commune and the events leading to it, and follows the encounter and tragic fate of two lovers separated by the barricades of the Commune.
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Dmitry Shostakovich, one of the grand 20th Century composers, owes part of his acclaim to his pioneering work in film music, including late silent works like *The New Babylon*, 1929 Soviet historic drama. Shostakovich’s work on the film wasn’t exactly surprising, because he had associated with FEKS, an avant-garde artists' group in Leningrad (today’s Sankt Peterburg) that included directors Grigory Kozintsev and Leo…More
