Serghei Eisenstein and Soviet Cinematography
Serghei Eisenstein and Soviet Cinematography

Summary/Abstract: Russian filmmakers Serghei Eisenstein, Lev Kuleshov, Dziga Vertov, Vsevolod Pudovkin, are the most representative directors in early period of soviet cinematography, considered a Golden Age of cinema. Their films had a great impact in the history of cinema, such as Eisenstein's "Battleship Potemkin", influencing generations of movie directors. Their creations are even now models for nowadays directors, although film techniques evolved very much since then. The article presents a general view on soviet cinema, describing context, currents and most important personalities. The last part of the article studies the work of Serghei Eisenstein and his contribution in the development of film.

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