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Sergei Eisenstein

Sergei Eisenstein

6 films on Best Blurays6 in HD

Also in the cast: 1 film

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Sergei Mikhailovich Eisenstein was a pioneering Soviet Russian film director and film theorist, often considered to be the "Father of Montage." He is noted in particular for his silent films Strike (1924), Battleship Potemkin (1925) and October (1927), as well as the historical epics Alexander Nevsky (1938) and Ivan the Terrible (1944, 1958). His work profoundly influenced early filmmakers owing to his innovative use of and writings about montage.

Biography from TMDB

Battleship Potemkin (1925)

Best English-Friendly & Video:

2012 BFI Blu-ray

Sources: slow.pics (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

The 2025 BFI Blu-ray isn't a new remaster, and itonly has a Pet Shop Boys score. it's somehow more cropped than the 2012 BFI Blu-ray.

See caps https://slow.pics/c/MaYpZjsV 2012 BFI Blu-ray > 2025 BFI Blu-ray (cropping) > 2010 Kino Lorber Blu-ray (worse PQ)

For the length it's also different and not just intros:

  • BFI 2025: 1:15:06

  • BFI 2012: 1:08:49

  • Kino Lorber: 1:12:12 the Russian intertitles playlist is 1:11:48

4.0

October (Ten Days that Shook the World) (1928)

Co-director: Grigori Aleksandrov

Video format: HD Streaming

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Amazon HD Streaming or DVD

3.8

Alexander Nevsky (1938)

Co-director: Dmitriy Vasilev

Video format: 1080p Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion DVD?

Best Video:

France

Video Notes:

France has Blu-ray

3.8

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