Sergei M. Eisenstein'sPotemkin, a vivid account of the mutiny of Russian sailors on a Czarist battleship in 1905, is universally acknowledged to be one of the greatest films of all time. Until now, however, Potemkin's astonishing vividness and artistry has never been translated satisfactorily into print. David Mayer's precise, shot-by-shot re-creation of Potemkin, the product of five years' work, is unquestionably definitive. For the student, it is a complete and faithful guide to the film. For the non-initiate, it can be read as a novel—a magnificent story of revolution and repression. With nearly three hundred illustrations, it can be used as a screenplay by film lovers. Mayer's concise introduction analyzes Eisenstein's innovative montage concepts and illustrates them with sequences of frames from the film. Now, with descriptions of each of the more than 1300 shot that make up the authoritative Museum of Modern Art version, even the smallest particulars of Eisenstein's directorial genius can be discovered and studied without losing Potemkin's narrative and visual flow.
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David Mayer founded the now legendary Cinema Guild in the 1930s. He lives in New York City.
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In 1952, the Brussels Exhibition asked film directors from many nations to nominate the ten best films in cinema history. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
shipside ladder, embarkation ladder, sailors rush, sailor moves, voice tube, giant cannon, extreme closeup, armed sailors, dead sailor Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
David Mayer, Captain Golikov, Meeting the Squadron New!
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In 1952, the Brussels Exhibition asked film directors from many nations to nominate the ten best films in cinema history. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
shipside ladder, embarkation ladder, sailors rush, sailor moves, voice tube, giant cannon, extreme closeup, armed sailors, dead sailor Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
David Mayer, Captain Golikov, Meeting the Squadron New!
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- Battleship Potemkin by Sergei Eisenstein on page 6, and page 20
- Film Form: Essays in Film Theory by Sergei Eisenstein on page 5
- Charlie Chaplin by Serguei Eisenstein in Front Matter
- Narrative in Fiction and Film: An Introduction by Jakob Lothe in Back Matter
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