Sergei Eisenstein
Sergei Eisenstein | |
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Сергей Эйзенштейн | |
Eisenstein c. 1920s | |
| Born | 22 January 1898 Riga, Russian Empire |
| Died | 11 February 1948 (aged 50) Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Resting place | Novodevichy Cemetery |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 1923–1946 |
| Notable work |
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| Spouse |
Pera Atasheva (m. 1934) |
| Awards | Stalin Prize (1941, 1946) |
Sergei Mikhailovich Eisenstein (22 January [O.S. 10 January] 1898 – 11 February 1948) was a Soviet film director, screenwriter, film editor and film theorist. Considered one of the greatest filmmakers of all time, he was 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 (1945/1958). In its 2012 decennial poll, the magazine Sight & Sound named his Battleship Potemkin the 11th-greatest film of all time.