Sergei Eisenstein The two great Russian filmmakers are Andrei Tarkovsky and Sergei Eisenstein. Eisenstein is the more influential. Eisenstein came from the Russia school of film theory and was deeply influential in developing the Russian montage. The Russian montage didnt focus so much on narrative in the editing. But more rhythm and the psychological nature of the audience to move the film forward. Take this sequence from Sergei Eisensteins masterpiece Battleship Potemkin. youtu.be/laJ_1P-Py2k . The Odessa Steps sequence is one of the most copied, for good reason. The impact is in the cuts. As Martin Scorsese put it about this classic scene that would take from the Russian Montage school of editing, the violence is in the cuts youtu.be/8VP5jEAP3K4. Because of the Russian Montage and the influence of Eisenstein we get this youtu.be/cQCQRLA05AA, this youtu.be/sDZvP9aWXwM, this youtu.be/Gv2sSLU8PJk, and this youtu.be/J0BrdMi-oyc. Ultimately the Russian Montage couldnt sustain the narrative of an entire film, as Eisenstein had hoped, but it did lead to a thematic punch. And would lead to some of the most classic scenes in movie history. Lastly, note these scenes from Eisensteins later films. The first, The Battle Of The Ice, from Eistensteins Alexander Nevsky was heavily influential on Stanley Kubrick and Spartacus in particular. youtu.be/vKZPgGbUuX0. Note how Eisenstein edits to the rhythm of the music to build tension. And, lastly this scene from his final epic Ivan the Terrible, Part 1. youtu.be/fub8u33UF2s You can find Eisensteins Ivan The Terrible parts 1 & 2 here hulu/s/6SV on Hulu, as well as October: Ten Days That Shook The World hulu/w/HBFU hulu/w/HBFU. You can find Eisensteins Battleship Potemkin and Strike on Netflix. youtu.be/laJ_1P-Py2k
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