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Sergei Eisenstein

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Directors and Filmmakers

Soviet director and theorist who made editing the intellectual engine of cinema. His theory and practice of montage, collision between shots producing meaning neither holds alone, drove Battleship Potemkin in 1925 and shaped film language and film schools worldwide.

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Birth Year
1898 1
Death Year
1948 1
Nationality
Soviet 1
Defining Contribution
Montage theory and practice; Battleship Potemkin, 1925 2
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Montage, Concepts
Source A History of Narrative FilmDavid A. Cook

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Source A History of Narrative FilmDavid A. Cook
Sources
1. Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.View the Source
2. A History of Narrative Film
David A. Cook, W. W. Norton, 2016
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