The secret life of Sergei Eisenstein /
Based on his private memoirs as well as on materials from archives around the world, this film is an intimate, inclusive portrait of a master of cinema and his body of work. It follows Eisenstein from his origins and early career in Russia, through his work and travels in the politically shifting c...
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| Other Authors: | , , , |
| Format: | Unknown |
| Language: | English |
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Princeton, NJ :
Films for the Humanities & Sciences,
[1997], ©1997
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| Summary: | Based on his private memoirs as well as on materials from archives around the world, this film is an intimate, inclusive portrait of a master of cinema and his body of work. It follows Eisenstein from his origins and early career in Russia, through his work and travels in the politically shifting climates of Europe, the United States, and Mexico, and back to the Soviet Union. It records his relationships and meetings with contemporaries ranging from Charlie Chaplin, Walt Disney and D.W. Griffith to Brecht, Joyce, Pirandello, Einstein, Cocteau, and his frequent collaborator, Prokofiev |
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| Item Description: | Originally produced in 1987 |
| Physical Description: | 1 videocassette (57 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 1/2 in |
| Format: | VHS format |