Person

Sergei Eisenstein

Directing · 1898–1948 · Riga, Russian Empire

Biography

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

Filmography

2023The Marriage of Greta Garbo and Sergei Eiseinstein
2017Sergei/Sir Gay
2000The Worlds of Mei Lanfang
1998Eisenstein: The Master's HouseSelf (archive footage)
1998The Different Faces of Sergei Eisenstein
1998Sergei Eisenstein: Mexican FantasyHimself
1996Sergei Eisenstein: Autobiography
1993Island of the Dead
1984Eisenstein en México
1979¡Qué Viva México!Screenplay
1978Sergei Eisenstein. Foreword
1978Sergei Eisenstein. Post Scriptum
1974TsOKS in Alma-AtaArchive footage
1968Bezhin Meadow: Sequences from an Unfinished FilmDirector
1963The Magic BeamSelf (archive footage)
1958Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' PlotWriter
1958Sergei EisensteinSelf (archive footage)
1955Eisenstein’s Mexican Film: Episodes for StudyDirector
1944Ivan the Terrible, Part IWriter
1943Seeds of FreedomDirector
1942The Magic SeedProducer
1941Swineherd and ShepherdProducer
1941To the Jews of the Whole World!С.Эйзенштейн
1941An Appeal to the Jews of the World
1940Time in the SunDirector
1940Our Cinema(archive footage)
1938Alexander NevskyDirector
1934Death DayDirector
1933Eisenstein in MexicoSelf
1933Thunder Over MexicoDirector
1932Hurray Mexico!Director
1931We’re Switching to HollywoodSelf (uncredited)
1931Sentimental RomanceDirector
1931The Disaster in OaxacaDirector
1930Misery and Fortune of WomanSupervisor of Production Resources
1930Sergei Eisenstein's Mexican Footage of the Fiesta de la Virgen de GuadalupeDirector
1929The General LineDirector
1929Every DayPoliceman
1928October (Ten Days that Shook the World)Screenplay
1925Battleship PotemkinOdessa Citizen
1925StrikeDirector
1923Glumov's DiarySergei Eisenstein
—Zapotec Village
—Mexico Marches
—Land and Freedom
—Spaniard and Indian
—The Conquering Cross
—Idol of Hope

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