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Sergei Eisenstein

Born

in Riga, Latvia

January 23, 1898

Died

February 11, 1948

Genre

Film Theory, Memoir, Nonfiction

Influences

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Sergei Mikhailovich Eisenstein was a Soviet film director and film theorist, a pioneer in the theory and practice of montage. He is noted in particular for his silent films Strike (1925), Battleship Potemkin (1925) and October (1928), as well as the historical epics Alexander Nevsky (1938) and Ivan the Terrible (1944, 1958). In its 2012 decennial poll, the magazine Sight & Sound named his Battleship Potemkin the 11th greatest movie of all time.

Eisenstein was among the earliest film theorists. He believed that editing could be used for more than just expounding a scene or moment, through a "linkage" of related images. He developed what he called "methods of montage":
1) Metric
2) Rhythmic
3) Tonal
4) Overtonal
5) Intellectual

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Sergei Eisenstein’s books

Average rating: 4.02 · 2,413 ratings · 169 reviews · 132 distinct works • Similar authors

	Film Form: Essays In Film Theory by Sergei Eisenstein, Jay Leyda (Translator) 4.07 avg rating — 1,183 ratings — published 1949 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Film Sense (A Harvest Book) by Sergei Eisenstein, Jay Leyda 4.04 avg rating — 481 ratings — published 1942 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lezioni di regia by Sergei Eisenstein, Paolo Gobetti (Traduttore) 4.15 avg rating — 85 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Notes of a Film Director by Sergei Eisenstein, Xenia Danko (Translator) 3.66 avg rating — 76 ratings — published 1946 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sinema Dersleri by Sergei Eisenstein, Vladimir Nizhny (Contributor), Engin Ayça (Translator) 3.95 avg rating — 62 ratings — published 1962 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kısa Film Senaryosu by Sergei Eisenstein, Osman Akınhay (Translator) 3.77 avg rating — 44 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Walt Disney 3.50 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 1941 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Battleship Potemkin 4.25 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 1926 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Towards a Theory of Montage: Sergei Eisenstein Selected Works, Volume 2 by Sergei Eisenstein, Michael Glenny (Editor), Richard Taylor (Editor) 4.11 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 1992 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Монтаж 3.96 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2000 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars