[MR] The film "Alexander Nevsky" . . . Today 4:10PM on IFC/Cable

[Norayn]

If you have cable check out this film today at 4:10PM  ~ "Alexander Nevsky".

I watched it when first broadcast 3 weeks ago and found it very interesting ~ the fight scenes were fantastic! 

The review:
" The film is set in 13th-century Russia, as the religious brotherhood of the Teutonic Knights runs rampant throughout the land. Following the brutal sack of the city of Pskov, the people of Novgorod must decide if they will fight the invaders or, like other cities, bribe them to obtain peace. Opting to fight, they call on their greatest military leader, Alexander Nevsky, who is still recuperating with his troops from defeating the Swedish army."

" The historic battle on the frozen surface of Lake Peipus, pitting the peasant army of Nevsky against the better-equipped German force, is one of the most impressive spectacles in film history, a visual symphony of mutual slaughter as powerful now as on the day of its release. Because of Eisenstein's use of linkage--seamless Hollywood-style editing rather than intellectual montage--and Prokofiev's evocative, rhythmically inventive score, ALEXANDER NEVSKY might be the most accessible of his films."

The film is in subtitiles and was made about 1938.  This is the first showing in America (IFC). It is based on the true story of the Fighter/Knight Alexander Nevsky thogh  I don't know how accurate the story line is.

Would be interesting tohear a fighter opinion on the battle scenes ..

Norayn