
Sergei Eisenstein
Sergei Mikhailovich Eisenstein was a pioneering Soviet Russian film director and film theorist, often considered to be the "Father of Montage." He is noted in particular for his silent films Strike (1924), Battleship Potemkin (1925) and October (1927), as well as the historical epics Alexander Nevsky (1938) and Ivan the Terrible (1944, 1958). His work profoundly influenced early filmmakers owing to his innovative use of and writings about montage.
Known For | Directing |
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Most Rating | 0.049 |
Birthday | 1898-01-23 |
Place of Birth | Riga, Russian Empire |
Also Known As | Sergei M. Eisenstein, S. M. Eisenstein, S.M. Eisenstein, S. Eisenstein, Sergei Mikhailovich Eisenstein, Sergei Eisenstein, Sergei Eizenshtein, Sergueï Mikhaïlovitch Eisenstein, Сергей Михайлович Эйзенштейн, Сергей Эйзенштейн, 세르게이 에이젠슈타인, 세르게이 미하일로비치 예이젠시테인, 세르게이 예이젠시테인, 세르게이 미하일로비치 에이젠슈타인, Sergej Michajlovič Ėjzenštejn, Sergej Ėjzenštejn, |

1940

Our Cinema
9/1
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Our Cinema

1923

Glumov's Diary
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Filmic insert to Eisenstein's modernized, free adaptation of Ostrovskiy's 19th-century Russian stage play, "The Wise Man" ("Na vsyakogo mudretsa dovol...
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Glumov's Diary

1929

The Storming of La Sarraz
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A farcical war between the forces of Commercial Cinema and Independent Cinema.
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The Storming of La Sarraz

1974

TsOKS in Alma-Ata
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In August 1941, two largest Soviet film studios Mosfilm and Lenfilm were evacuated to Alma-Ata, Kazakhstan. There, together with the newly founded Alm...
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TsOKS in Alma-Ata

1941

An Appeal to the Jews of the World
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In 1941, a group of the Soviet Union's most prominent Jewish writers and artists, including Solomon Mikhoels, Peretz Markish, and Sergei Eisenstein, s...
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An Appeal to the Jews of the World

1998

The Different Faces of Sergei Eisenstein
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Eisenstein is celebrated either as the last Leonardo da Vinci of modernity or attacked as Faustus, Faustus who made a pact with the devil. Whichever i...
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The Different Faces of Sergei Eisenstein

1998

Sergei Eisenstein: Mexican Fantasy
6.8/4
Eisenstein shot 50 hours of footage on location in Mexico in 1931 and 32 for what would have become ¡Que viva México!, but was not able to finish the...
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Sergei Eisenstein: Mexican Fantasy

1931

We're switching to Hollywood
4.8/4
A German reporter visits Hollywood and is escorted through the MGM Studio by a German nobleman, who is working there as an extra. They meet and speak...
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We're switching to Hollywood

1925

Battleship Potemkin
7.6/1185
A dramatized account of a great Russian naval mutiny and a resultant public demonstration, showing support, which brought on a police massacre. The fi...
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Battleship Potemkin

2017

Sergei/Sir Gay
4.7/3
As a teenager, Sergei Eisenstein signed his drawings with "Sir Gay". Mark Rappaport sees clear signs of his sexual preferences throughout the Russian’...
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Sergei/Sir Gay

1993

Island of the Dead
6/2
The Island of the Dead is a film about the demise of the Russian Epocha Modern. The symbol of this culture was the legendary Russian film star Vera Kh...
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Island of the Dead

1929

Every Day
6.8/8
Experimental documentary focusing on a day in the life of city workers, featuring montage sequences and repetition to emphasise the monotony of routin...
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Every Day

1958

Sergei Eisenstein
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Documentary made for the 60th anniversary of Soviet director Sergei Eisenstein.
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Sergei Eisenstein

1996

Sergei Eisenstein: Autobiography
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A free film adaptation of the director's memoirs. In form, this is the "stream of consciousness" that attracted Sergei Eisenstein after getting acquai...
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Sergei Eisenstein: Autobiography

2000

The Worlds of Mei Lanfang
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The true story of Mei Lanfang, China's greatest opera star; a husband and father whose world-wide fame came from the portrayal of women. His fascinati...
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The Worlds of Mei Lanfang

1984

Eisenstein en México
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Inspired by the social changes that the Revolution brought to our country and the admiration he felt for Mexican art, the Russian filmmaker Sergei M....
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Eisenstein en México

1933

Eisenstein in Mexico
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The story of Russian director Sergei M. Eisenstein in Mexico trying to film his unfinished ¡Que Viva Mexico! - Da zdravstvuyet Meksika! (1979).
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Eisenstein in Mexico

1941

To the Jews of the whole world!
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On August 24, 1941, a meeting of “representatives of the Jewish people” was convened.
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