Where was Sergei Eisenstein from?
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Soviet Union
Director and film theorist.
💡 Did you know? Eisenstein put his film art in the service of the revolution; his cinema was at once propaganda and masterpiece.
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What is Eisenstein's most famous film?
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Battleship Potemkin
About a sailors' mutiny.
💡 Did you know? „Battleship Potemkin“ (1925) is considered one of the most influential films in history.
Which theory did Eisenstein found?
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montage
Meaning through the sequence of shots.
💡 Did you know? Eisenstein's „montage theory“ holds that a film's meaning arises only from the juxtaposition and collision of images.
Which scene is especially famous?
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Odessa Steps
One of the most powerful in film history.
💡 Did you know? The „Odessa Steps“ scene, in which a pram rolls down the stairs, has been quoted countless times, for instance in „The Untouchables“.
In which period did Eisenstein work?
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silent film
In the Stalinist system.
💡 Did you know? Eisenstein's most famous works were made in the silent era: the power of images replaced every word.
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Which director is shown here?
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Sergei Eisenstein
Sergei Eisenstein was a Soviet director whose silent film „Battleship Potemkin“ and montage theory shaped world cinema.
💡 Did you know? His „Odessa Steps“ scene with the rolling pram has been quoted and parodied countless times.
In which year was Sergei Eisenstein born?
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1898
Born: 22 January 1898 in Riga
In which year did Sergei Eisenstein die?
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1948
Died: 11 February 1948 in Moscow, aged 50
Where was Sergei Eisenstein born?
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Riga
Born: 22 January 1898 in Riga
How old was Sergei Eisenstein at death?
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50
Died: 11 February 1948 in Moscow, aged 50
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