Sergei Eisenstein
Directing
January 23, 1898
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.
Movies
Sergei Eisenstein: Autobiography
1996
Battleship Potemkin
1925
We’re Switching to Hollywood
1931
The Magic Beam
1963
Sergei Eisenstein
1958
Our Cinema
1940
Glumov's Diary
1923
Every Day
1929
Eisenstein: The Master's House
1998
Eisenstein en México
1984
To the Jews of the Whole World!
1941
Sergei/Sir Gay
2017
Sergei Eisenstein: Mexican Fantasy
1998
The Different Faces of Sergei Eisenstein
1998
Eisenstein in Mexico
1933
The Worlds of Mei Lanfang
2000
The Marriage of Greta Garbo and Sergei Eiseinstein
2023