Sergei Eisenstein
Sergei Eisenstein · Philosophy & Social Sciences
Profiled in Thinkers of the 20th Century
1898, Riga, Russian Empire (now Latvia) — 1948, Moscow, Soviet Union
Russian Empire / Soviet Union
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Sergei Eisenstein was a filmmaker and film theorist whose 'Battleship Potemkin', 'October' and 'Ivan the Terrible', and his theory of montage, are foundational to world cinema. His editing ideas shaped how films convey emotion and meaning. His father was of German-Jewish descent (having converted to Orthodox Christianity), giving him documented paternal Jewish ancestry; his mother was Russian.
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