October : Sergei Eisenstein and Grigori Aleksandrov

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Eisenstein’s first feature film starts with a walkout in “Strike” [1925] which had been followed by a mutiny in “Battleship Potemkin” [1925] and he broadened his horizon in “October” [1928] that dealt with revolution. As if he had developed the themes of the cinemas organically.

 

The scene of raising the bridge to separate the center from the working class, hanging a horse on one side & a woman on the other are just majestic.

 

The use of rhythmic montage followed with intellectual montage using religious deities and political persona are one of the most ambiguous depictions Eisenstein created with his artistry. 

 

The overtonal montages of dancing soldiers and broken deities and hiding statesmen felt a bit overly repetitive but deeply suspenseful.

 

Repetitive shallow depth of field, extreme close up shot, long and wide over head shots, high angled and low angled shots, dissolves and cross cutting are used in the film with artistry that make a deep emotional effect on minds.

 

The Russian film theories are as imitable as the French film critics.


October: Ten Days That Shook the World [1928]

Октябрь «Десять дней, которые потрясли мир 

Sergei Eisenstein and Grigori Aleksandrov

Russian, USSR




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