The Films of Sergei Eisenstein
January 29, 2008
Sergei Mikhailovich Eisenstein (Russian: Сергей Михайлович Эйзенштейн, Latvian: Sergejs Eizenšteins) (January 23, 1898 – February 11, 1948) was a revolutionary Soviet film director and film theorist noted in particular for his silent films Strike, Battleship Potemkin and Oktober. His work vastly influenced early film makers owing to his innovative use of and writings about montage. We’ll be screening a selection of his films throughout the month of January.
Strike (Стачка, 1925)
The Battleship Potemkin (Броненосец „Потёмкин“, 1925)
October (Октябрь: Десять дней,которые потрясли мир, 1927)
Alexander Nevsky (Александр Невский, 1938)
Ivan The Terrible, Part I (Иван Грозный, 1945)
Ivan The Terrible, Part II (1946 / 1958)
