Sergei Eisenstein |
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| Author:
| O'Mahony, Mike |
| Series title: | Critical Lives Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-86189-367-3 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2008 |
| Publisher: | Reaktion Books, Limited
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $22.00 |
Book Description:
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Few individuals have made as much of an impact upon a single medium as has Sergei Eisenstein upon cinema. His ground-breaking movies, such as
Battleship Potemkin,
October and
Aleksandr Nevskii make regular appearances upon 'all-time best movie' lists, whilst classic sequences from these movies, such as the baby in the pram on the Odessa steps (
Battleship Potemkin), and the battle on the ice (
Aleksandr Nevskii), have entered the public consciousness...
More DescriptionFew individuals have made as much of an impact upon a single medium as has Sergei Eisenstein upon cinema. His ground-breaking movies, such as Battleship Potemkin, October and Aleksandr Nevskii make regular appearances upon 'all-time best movie' lists, whilst classic sequences from these movies, such as the baby in the pram on the Odessa steps (Battleship Potemkin), and the battle on the ice (Aleksandr Nevskii), have entered the public consciousness and are referenced constantly by artists and film-makers alike, from Fellini, Hitchcock and Godard, to Martin Scorsese.