Sergei Eisenstein
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Birth Name: Sergei Mikhailovich Eizenshtein
Born: 23 January 1898 Died: 11 February 1948
Country of origin: Latvia
Height: 5' 7"
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Listal's 100 best Directors (The Results)
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Published 13 years ago
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Most Influential Filmmakers
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Published 8 years, 1 month ago
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Best Film Direction (1900-1929)
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Published 14 years, 6 months ago
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Filmsite's Greatest Film Directors
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Published 10 years, 8 months ago
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100 Greatest Movie Directors by Digitaldreamdoor
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Published 11 years ago
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Sergei Eisenstein (January 23, 1898 - February 11, 1948) was a Russian director noted for his films Battleship Potemkin and Oktober, both based loosely on a true story and presented in a realistic fashion, causing an immeasurable influence on early documentary directors.
Eisenstein was a pioneer in the use of editing. He believed that film editing was more than merely a method used to link scenes together in a movie; he felt that careful editing could actually be used to manipulate the emotions of the audience. He performed long research into this area, and developed what he called montage. His published books The Film Form a
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1. Battleship Potemkin (1925)
Rating: | 690 Watched |
3. Tracing Battleship Potemkin (2007)
Rating: | 1 Watched |
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1. Battleship Potemkin (1925)
Rating: | 690 Watched |
2. Strike
Rating: | 150 Watched |
4. Old and New (1929)
Rating: | 22 Watched |
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