Palace Square in St. Petersburg will be the largest cinema in the open air

The Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation announced the creation of a huge open-air cinema on Palace Square in St. Petersburg.

In the midst of the white nights, from June 16 to 19, in the northern capital there will be a festival of cinema and music "St. Petersburg holidays". On the square at the Hermitage, a show of 30 Soviet and Russian films is planned. The department claims that Palace Square will become the largest street cinema of the country.

"The program of the movie machine will be divided into five blocks:" St. Petersburg History "," Heroes and characters "," Golden Age of Children's Cinema "," Cinema is a woman "," Changes! ". Films related to St. Petersburg will include films. Heroes and characters will include films about the fate of people living in the XX century." The Golden Age of Children's Cinema "will present The adaptation of fairy tales and children's books, the programs of “Cinema is a woman” will be devoted to the great film actresses.

The main event of the festival will be the performance of the orchestra and choir of the Mariinsky Theater led by Valery Gergiev. The concert will be held on June 17 on Palace Square and will be dedicated to the 125th anniversary of Sergei Prokofiev. It will be accompanied by footage from the films of Sergei Eisenstein.