’For us the most important of all the arts is cinema,’ Lenin is reported to have said.42 He
’For us the most important of all the arts is cinema,’ Lenin is reported to have said.42 He
’For us the most important of all the arts is cinema,’ Lenin is reported to have said.42 He
cinemas were established in requisitioned churches and village halls. Trotsky said the c
cinemas were established in requisitioned churches and village halls. Trotsky said the c
cinemas were established in requisitioned churches and village halls. Trotsky said the c
’The theatre is a game. The cinema is life’, wrote one Soviet critic in 1927.46 It was the
’The theatre is a game. The cinema is life’, wrote one Soviet critic in 1927.46 It was the
’The theatre is a game. The cinema is life’, wrote one Soviet critic in 1927.46 It was the
This manipulative element was the fundamental difference between the kinoki and what
This manipulative element was the fundamental difference between the kinoki and what
This manipulative element was the fundamental difference between the kinoki and what
Vertov, like all the Soviet avant-garde directors, wanted cinema to change the way its vi
Vertov, like all the Soviet avant-garde directors, wanted cinema to change the way its vi
Vertov, like all the Soviet avant- garde directors, wanted cinema to change the way its vi
emotions in the audience. To demonstrate his theory he intercut a single neutral close-u
emotions in the audience. To demonstrate his theory he intercut a single neutral close-u
emotions in the audience. To demonstrate his theory he intercut a single neutral close-u
Montage required a different kind of acting, capable of conveying the meaning of the film
Montage required a different kind of acting, capable of conveying the meaning of the film
Montage required a different kind of acting, capable of conveying the meaning of the film
The Delsarte-Dalcroze system had been brought to Russia by Prince Sergei Volkonsky in the
The Delsarte-Dalcroze system had been brought to Russia by Prince Sergei Volkonsky in the
The Delsarte-Dalcroze system had been brought to Russia by Prince Sergei Volkonsky in the
diverted from what he saw as his professional duty by an order from the court.52 The one real
diverted from what he saw as his professional duty by an order from the court.52 The one real
diverted from what he saw as his professional duty by an order from the court.52 The one real
Many of the most important Soviet directors of the avant-garde graduated from the Kulesho
Many of the most important Soviet directors of the avant-garde graduated from the Kulesho
Many of the most important Soviet directors of the avant-garde graduated from the Kulesho
* Diaghilev was dismissed when Volkonsky left the Imperial Theatre. Diaghilev’s dismi
* Diaghilev was dismissed when Volkonsky left the Imperial Theatre. Diaghilev’s dismi
* Diaghilev was dismissed when Volkonsky left the Imperial Theatre. Diaghilev’s dismi
+ The theory was not dissimilar to Gordon Craig’s conception of the actor as a ‘superma
+ The theory was not dissimilar to Gordon Craig’s conception of the actor as a ‘superma
+ The theory was not dissimilar to Gordon Craig’s conception of the actor as a ‘superma
Inside the Film Factory: New Approaches to Russian and Soviet Cinema
ancestry. In 1915 he went to Petrograd to study to become a civil engineer. It was there in
ancestry. In 1915 he went to Petrograd to study to become a civil engineer. It was there in
ancestry. In 1915 he went to Petrograd to study to become a civil engineer. It was there in
Watches on chains were jolted out of waistcoat pockets. Cigarette cases flew out of side
Watches on chains were jolted out of waistcoat pockets. Cigarette cases flew out of side
Watches on chains were jolted out of waistcoat pockets. Cigarette cases flew out of side
Eisenstein would use these images in his own cinematic re-creation of the scene in Octobe
Eisenstein would use these images in his own cinematic re-creation of the scene in Octobe
Eisenstein would use these images in his own cinematic re-creation of the scene in Octobe
Ten Days That Shook the World.
Enthused by the Bolshevik seizure of power, Eisenstein joined the Red Army as an engineer
Enthused by the Bolshevik seizure of power, Eisenstein joined the Red Army as an engineer
Enthused by the Bolshevik seizure of power, Eisenstein joined the Red Army as an engineer
social injustice… but directly and completely with what is surely the prototype of every so
social injustice… but directly and completely with what is surely the prototype of every so
social injustice… but directly and completely with what is surely the prototype of every so
An ant hill of raw fresh-faced recruits moved along measured-out paths with precision and d
An ant hill of raw fresh-faced recruits moved along measured-out paths with precision and d
An ant hill of raw fresh-faced recruits moved along measured-out paths with precision and d
Eisenstein would try to re-create this sense of poetry in the crowd scenes which dominate hi
Eisenstein would try to re-create this sense of poetry in the crowd scenes which dominate hi
Eisenstein would try to re-create this sense of poetry in the crowd scenes which dominate hi
In 1920, on his return to Moscow, Eisenstein joined Proletkult as a theatre director and
In 1920, on his return to Moscow, Eisenstein joined Proletkult as a theatre director and
