Sergei M. Eisenstein Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Sergei Mikhailovich Eisenstein (/ˈaɪzənˌstaɪn/; Russian: Сергей Михайлович Эйзенштейн; IPA: [sʲɪrˈɡʲej mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪtɕ ɪjzʲɪnˈʂtʲejn]; 22 January 1898 – 11 February 1948) was a Soviet Russian film director and film theorist, a pioneer in the theory and practice of montage. He is noted in particular for his silent films Strike (1925), Battleship Potemkin (1925) and October (1928), as well as the historical epics Alexander Nevsky (1938) and Ivan the Terrible (1944, 1958).
Battleship Potemkin, Alexander Nevsky, October: Ten Days That Shook the World, Ivan the Terrible, Part I, ¡Que viva México!, Strike, The General Line, Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot, Bezhin Meadow, Glumov's Diary, Sentimental Romance, Time in the sun, Ivan the Terrible. Part III, Ser...
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[Montage] Considered the father of the cinematic montage, he often used heavily edited sequences for emotional impact and historical propaganda (his most famous being the Odessa Steps sequence in Battleship Potemkin (1925) [Battleship Potemkin]).
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The hieroglyphic language of the cinema is capable of expressing any concept, any idea of class, any political or tactical slogan, without recourse to the help of a rather suspect dramatic or psychological past.
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"Montage Eisenstein: Theories of Representation and Difference," an analysis of Eisenstein's film theories, by Jacques Aumont was published in the US by University of Indiana Press in 1987.
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Was made head of the cinematographic section of the History and Art Institute at the Soviet Union Science Academy in June 1947.
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His visit to Mexico with Diego Rivera and his exposure to its ancient culture also had a lasting impression on him, as reflected in his numerous pen-and-ink illustrations for which he was famous.
Arrived in the United States in 1929, accompanied by Grigori Aleksandrov and Eduard Tisse. Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford had praised Eisenstein during a 1926 trip to Moscow, and after visiting Hollywood, he was given a contract by Paramount "to direct several films at the convenience of the contractee." His proposed projects, film adaptations of H.G. Wells' "War of the Worlds", Theodore Dreiser's "An American Tragedy" and "Gold" (a.k.a. "Sutter's Gold"), were rejected as being too socially conscious and not commercial enough to justify their length and expense. Paramount canceled the contract, and then on November 18, 1930, the State Department announced it was deporting Eisenstein and his companions because they were Communists.
Spoke fluent Japanese, and used the haiku as a model for his theories on montage.
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On January 23, 1998, the Bank of Russia issued a pair of two-rouble coins commemorating the 100th anniversary of Eisenstein's birth. 15,000 of each coin were minted; the obverse side of each coin depicts a two-headed eagle, the BANK OF RUSSIA inscription, the denomination of the coin, and its year of minting. On the reverse of one coin is an image of Eisenstein holding a piece of film, the battleship Potemkin, as featured in Eisenstein's film, a reproduction of Eisenstein's signature, and the legend "SERGEI EISENSTEIN 1898-1948." The reverse of the other coin depicts Eisenstein with a curtain and a camera, and also bears his signature and the aforementioned legend along the rim.
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Alexandr Nevsky
2018
pre-production
Ivan the Terrible, Part III
1988
Short
Que Viva Mexico
1979
Documentary
Eisenstein's Mexican Project
1958
Ivan the Terrible, Part II
1958
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
1945
as Sergei Eisenstein
Seeds of Freedom
1943
Conquering Cross
1941
Idol of Hope
1941
Land and Freedom
1941
Mexican Symphony
1941
Mexico Marches
1941
Spaniard and Indian
1941
Zapotecan Village
1941
Time in the Sun
1940
Documentary
The Fergana Canal
1939
Documentary short
Alexander Nevsky
1938
as S. Eisenstein
Bezhin lug
1937
Short
Death Day
1934
Short
Eisenstein in Mexico
1933
Documentary
Thunder Over Mexico
1933
¡Que viva Mexico!
1932
La destrucción de Oaxaca
1931
Documentary short
Romance sentimentale
1930
Short as S. M. Eisenstein
Gore i radost zhenshchiny
1929
The Storming of La Sarraz
1929
Old and New
1929
October (Ten Days that Shook the World)
1928
as S. M. Eisenstein
Battleship Potemkin
1925
as S.M. Eisenstein
Stachka
1925
Dnevnik Glumova
1923
Short
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Alexandr Nevsky
2018
pre-production
Taiwanese School: The Experiment of Sergei Eisenstein's Montage Theory
2009
Short concept
Sergey Eyzenshteyn. Meksikanskaya fantasiya
1998
Documentary original "Que viva Mexico" conception and notes
Sergei Eisenstein: Autobiography
1996
Documentary autobiography
Que Viva Mexico
1979
Documentary original screenplay
Ivan the Terrible, Part II
1958
writer
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
1945
as Sergei Eisenstein
Seeds of Freedom
1943
Potemkin sequences
Time in the Sun
1940
Documentary
Alexander Nevsky
1938
as S. Eisenstein
Bezhin lug
1937
Short
Thunder Over Mexico
1933
story - uncredited
La destrucción de Oaxaca
1931
Documentary short
Romance sentimentale
1930
Short
The Storming of La Sarraz
1929
writer
Old and New
1929
writer
October (Ten Days that Shook the World)
1928
written by - as S. M. Eisenstein
Battleship Potemkin
1925
uncredited
Stachka
1925
Editor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Alexandr Nevsky
2018
pre-production
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
1945
as Sergei Eizenshtein
Alexander Nevsky
1938
uncredited
Romance sentimentale
1930
Short
Women's Misery - Women's Happiness
1930
Short
Battleship Potemkin
1925
uncredited
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Everyday
1929
Short
Policeman
The Storming of La Sarraz
1929
Commander of the Army of Independents
Battleship Potemkin
1925
Odessa Citizen
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Ivan the Terrible, Part II
1958
producer
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
1945
producer - uncredited
An Appeal to the Jews of the World
1941
Documentary short producer
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
They Met in Moscow
1941
artistic producer
Women's Misery - Women's Happiness
1930
Short supervisor
Everyday
1929
Short in co-operation with - as S. M. Eisenstein
Art Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
1945
Alexander Nevsky
1938
uncredited
Art Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
1945
designer
Costume Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
1945
designer
Costume Designer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Alexander Nevsky
1938
uncredited
Production Designer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Ivan the Terrible, Part II
1958
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
American Montage
2013
Short acknowledgment
Taiwanese School: The Experiment of Sergei Eisenstein's Montage Theory
2009
Short in memory of
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Sergey Eyzenshteyn. Meksikanskaya fantasiya
1998
Documentary
Himself (uncredited)
Wir schalten um auf Hollywood
1931
Himself (uncredited)
Dnevnik Glumova
1923
Short
Himself (takes bow at end)
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Dovzhenko. Ukrainian Homer of Cinema
2013
Documentary short
Himself
Taiwanese School: The Experiment of Sergei Eisenstein's Montage Theory
2009
Short
Himself
Khraniteli
2008
TV Short documentary
Himself
Dem Panzerkreuzer Potemkin auf der Spur
2007
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Filmmakers in Action
2005
Documentary
Himself (uncredited)
The Worlds of Mei Lanfang
2000
Documentary
Dom mastera
1998
Documentary
Himself
El circulo eterno: Eisenstein en México
1997
TV Mini-Series documentary
Himself
Sergei Eisenstein: Autobiography
1996
Documentary
Himself
The Secret Life of Sergei Eisenstein
1987
Documentary
Himself - in England, in Holland, Anti-Anti-Semitism Speech in English
Eisenstein en México
1984
Short
Himself
Sergey Eyzenshteyn
1958
Documentary
Himself
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2010
OFTA Film Hall of Fame
Online Film & Television Association
Behind the Scenes
Editing
1979
Honorary Golden Prize
Moscow International Film Festival
¡Que Viva Mexico! - Da zdravstvuyet Meksika! (1979)