Re: Ethics and FilmCan't help directly, I'm afraid, but you might also try the Russian list: [log in to unmask] j ----- Original Message ----- From: Verene Lack-Grieshaber To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Monday, August 04, 2003 12:43 PM Subject: Re: Ethics and aesthetics, from RFL This query is tangential to the ethics and film debate, but does anyone know more precisely where and when Gorky said that: 'Ethics is the aesthetics of the future'. The phrase is commonly attributed to Lenin (e.g. by Godard) but apparently Lenin simply borrowed the phrase from his friend: I'd also like to know when and where Lenin quotes Gorky on this theme. any help appreciated Roland-François Lack