Leyda, Jay, 1910-1988

Sergei Mikhailovich Eisenstein created his first film, "Strike" in 1924. "The Battleship Potemkin" (1925) brought him to the attention of critics in the United States and England. "October of Ten Days that Shook the World" followed in 1928 and, the next year, "The General Line." Eisenstein came to America in 1930 to work for Paramount. He was assigned to direct "Sutter's Gold" and a film adaption of Theodore Dreiser's novel "An American Tragedy"; neither project was completed. In 1932, in collaboration with Upton Sinclair, Eisenstein went to Mexico City to begin filming "Que Viva Mexico." The picture generated much acrimony in the film world and was never completed. Eisenstein returned to Russia in 1932 where he began his next project, the pageant opera "Alexander Nevsky" (1938). In 1940 he worked on a project, "Love of a Poet" based on Pushkin's Boris Godunov. Between 1942 and 1946 Eisenstein completed parts I & II of his last film "Ivan the Terrible," starring Cherkasov. He was working on part III when he died of a heart attack in Moscow, February 19, 1948. Eisenstein is probably best known for his use of montage. His philosophy of films and film-making is revealed in published collections of his essays, especially "The Film Sense" (1942) and "Film Form" (1949).

From the description of Sergei Mikhailovich Eisenstein collection, 1900-1980. (Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)). WorldCat record id: 122407577

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