biography
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Eisenstein, Sergey (Mikhaylovich)
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pronunciation:
[iyznstiyn]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1898–1948)
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| biography:
| Film director and artist, born in Riga, Latvia. He launched into films from theatrical scene painting, and became a major influence on the development of the cinema, noted for his method of rapid editing of sharply contrasting sequences of shots (montage) to suggest a symbolic meaning. His films are also noticeable for the substitution of the group or crowd for the traditional hero, for the use of non-professional performers, and for his skilful cutting and recutting to achieve mounting Impressionistic effects, as in the Odessa steps sequence of the silent film Potemkin (1925). Later films included Alexander Nevski (1938) and Ivan the Terrible, both with music by Prokofiev. Filmed in the Mosfilm studios in Kazakhstan in 1944–6, part I of Ivan was released in 1945, but part II was not shown until 1957, and part III remained incomplete. His theoretical film writings have been published as Film Form, The Film Sense, Notes of a Film Director, and Immortal Memories. His expressive, often erotic drawings have done much to enhance his reputation as a graphic artist. |
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