Description: For sale are 2 books on film technique and aesthetics by two masters of the Soviet cinema. (original copyright dates precede date of paperback editions) Film Form (1949) and The Film Sense (1942), by Sergei Eisenstein. Edited by Jay Leyda. Meridian Books 1957. 1st printing. Trade Paperback. Soviet film director, screenwriter, film editor and film theorist, Eisenstein was a pioneer in the theory and practice of montage. He is noted in particular for his silent films Strike (1925), Battleship Potemkin (1925) and October (1928), as well as the historical epics Alexander Nevsky (1938) and Ivan the Terrible (1945/1958). In its 2012 decennial poll, the magazine Sight & Sound named his Battleship Potemkin the 11th-greatest film of all time. Film Technique (1929) and Film Acting (1937) – 1949 , by V. I. Pudovkin. Grove Press 1976, 1978. Memorial Edition with a Memoir and a revised and completed record of the author's film work. Soviet film director, screenwriter and actor who developed influential theories of montage, Pudovkin's masterpieces are often contrasted with those of his contemporary Sergei Eisenstein, but whereas Eisenstein utilized montage to glorify the power of the masses, Pudovkin preferred to concentrate on the courage and resilience of individuals.
Price: 14.99 USD
Location: Los Angeles, California
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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
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Book Title: Film Form and the Film Sense
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Ex Libris: No
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Publisher: Meridian Books
Intended Audience: Young Adults, Adults
Vintage: Yes
Publication Year: 1968
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Era: 1960s
Author: Sergei Eisenstein
Features: Illustrated, Unabridged
Genre: Antiquarian & Collectible, Art & Culture, Biographies & True Stories, Historical, Imagery, Photography
Topic: Action Movies, Art Criticism, Art History, Art Theory, Classic Literature, Classic Modern Art, Contemporary History, Criticism, Cult Movies, Cultural History, Dramas, Entertainment, Film, Film Noir, History of Ideas, Literary Criticism, Literary Theory, Literature, Media, Modern Art, Modern History, Modern Literature, Movies, Performing Arts, Photography Techniques, Popular Culture, Popular Media, Popular Philosophy, Popular Psychology, Silent Movies
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States