Thought by many to be the greatest film ever made, "The Battleship Potemkin" directed by Sergei Eisenstein is a key film in the history of Russian and world cinema. Based on a mutiny in Odessa during the 1905 revolution, the film is noted as a pioneering milestone in the development of world cinema—especially Eisenstein's breathtaking editing.
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While Richard Taylor's slim volume is not the first book to be devoted exclusively to it, it is certainly the most interesting...Overall, Taylor has produced an outstanding study, comprehensive in its coverage, accessible in its analysis, fascinating in its historical detail. Times Literary Supplement (UK)
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Richard Taylor is Professor of Politics, University of Wales, Swansea.
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A Classic Look at a Classic,
This review is from: The Battleship Potemkin: The Film Companion (Kinofiles Film Companions, 1) (Paperback)
Taylor is extensively published in the field of Russian and Soviet cinema, and his expertise shows in this guide to one of the most famous Russian films ever made. Analyzing "Battleship Potemkin" is a multi-layered affair, from the montages of its technical presentation to its undertones of classical tragedy. Taylor covers all of these perspectives without ever losing sight of the basic cinematic pleasure of Eisenstein's masterpiece. An indispensable academic guide, and an illuminating mainstream read. Hard to accomplish both in the same text, yet Taylor does. Highly recommended.
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The Battleship Potemkin was originally conceived as one episode in a series of films celebrating the anniversary of the revolutionary events of 1905 under the generic title, The Year 1905 [1905 god]. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
anniversary film, social command, mass scenes, travelling shot, fleeing crowd, next title, mutinous crew, overhead shot Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
The Battleship Potemkin, Odessa Steps, The Strike, Edmund Meisel, The Ninth of January, New York, Bronenosets Potemkin, Soviet Union, The Times, Black Sea, Bolshoi Theatre, Captain Golikov, Erwin Piscator, Vecherniaia Moskva, Eduard Tisse, First Goskino Theatre, Fritz Lang, Grigori Alexandrov, Maxim Gorky, Maxim Strauch, Robin Hood, Soviet Russia, Eisenstein's Potemkin, Historical Journal of Film, Home Secretary New!
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The Battleship Potemkin was originally conceived as one episode in a series of films celebrating the anniversary of the revolutionary events of 1905 under the generic title, The Year 1905 [1905 god]. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
anniversary film, social command, mass scenes, travelling shot, fleeing crowd, next title, mutinous crew, overhead shot Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
The Battleship Potemkin, Odessa Steps, The Strike, Edmund Meisel, The Ninth of January, New York, Bronenosets Potemkin, Soviet Union, The Times, Black Sea, Bolshoi Theatre, Captain Golikov, Erwin Piscator, Vecherniaia Moskva, Eduard Tisse, First Goskino Theatre, Fritz Lang, Grigori Alexandrov, Maxim Gorky, Maxim Strauch, Robin Hood, Soviet Russia, Eisenstein's Potemkin, Historical Journal of Film, Home Secretary New!
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- Battleship Potemkin by Sergei Eisenstein on 36 pages
- The Eisenstein Reader by Richard Taylor on page 12, page 64, and Back Matter
- Ivan the Terrible (Pts. 1-3) by Sergei Eisenstein on page 2, page 119, and page 121
- The Cinema of Eisenstein by David Bordwell on page 63, and Back Matter
- The Potemkin Mutiny by Richard Hough on page 64, and Back Matter
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