Memoirs

17 hrs. 16 min.

Language Russian

Author Sergei Eisenstein

Narrator Alexey Bagdasarov

Description

The collection includes the complete creative legacy of Sergei Eisenstein, who appears before the reader not only as an outstanding director, but also as an author of librettos, an artist, and a theoretician of art. The book shows how the contribution of the creator of “Battleship Potemkin” and “Alexander Nevsky” remains significant for the study of film history and theory. Sergei Eisenstein is considered one of the icons of the 20th century—the time when cinema took a leading position in the arts. This innovator stood at the origins of Soviet cinema and had a major influence on its development. His works such as “October,” “Battleship Potemkin,” “Alexander Nevsky,” “Ivan the Terrible,” and “Strike” became world masterpieces. However, his activities were not limited to directing. He was a man with many talents: he wrote screenplays and librettos, directed stage productions, taught gifted students, and created many works on the theory and practice of art, as well as hundreds of drawings—sketches, caricatures, and storyboards among them. Today his creative legacy is in demand: it attracts the interest of professionals and everyone who is interested in film history and theory.

The book gathers essays and articles by Sergei Mikhailovich, his memoirs, and his theoretical and journalistic works. The texts are accompanied by his drawings from the 1920s–1940s. The purpose of this edition was not to uncover something new, but to show the multifaceted nature and unique character of this outstanding person, who is one of the pillars of the art of cinema.