Sergei Eisenstein Movies

  • 1931
    We’re Switching to Hollywood

    We’re Switching to Hollywood

    We’re Switching to Hollywood

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    A German reporter visits Hollywood and is escorted through the MGM Studio by a German nobleman, who is working there as an extra. They meet and speak...

    We’re Switching to Hollywood
  • 1933
    Thunder Over Mexico

    Thunder Over Mexico

    Thunder Over Mexico

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    As was common in Diaz's Mexico, a young hacienda worker finds his betrothed imprisoned and his life threatened by his master for confronting a...

    Thunder Over Mexico
  • 1932
    Hurray Mexico!

    Hurray Mexico!

    Hurray Mexico!

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    Unedited film that Sergei Eisenstein, Grigoriy Aleksandrov and Eduard Tisse shot in Mexico 1931-32. This record only represents the 200,000-plus feet...

    Hurray Mexico!
  • 1941
    Swineherd and Shepherd

    Swineherd and Shepherd

    Swineherd and Shepherd

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    They met in Moscow - a shy swineherd Glasha and shepherd Musaib. Long and difficult will be their way to love and a new meeting in this classic...

    Swineherd and Shepherd
  • 1929
    Every Day

    Every Day

    Every Day

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    Experimental documentary focusing on a day in the life of city workers, featuring montage sequences and repetition to emphasise the monotony of...

    Every Day
  • 1931
    The Disaster in Oaxaca

    The Disaster in Oaxaca

    The Disaster in Oaxaca

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    Footage of the aftermath of the January 14 1931 earthquake in Oaxaca, Mexico.

    The Disaster in Oaxaca
  • 1958
    Sergei Eisenstein

    Sergei Eisenstein

    Sergei Eisenstein

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    Documentary made for the 60th anniversary of Soviet director Sergei Eisenstein.

    Sergei Eisenstein
  • 1968
    Bezhin Meadow: Sequences from an Unfinished Film

    Bezhin Meadow: Sequences from an Unfinished Film

    Bezhin Meadow: Sequences from an Unfinished Film

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    Bezhin Lug (Bezhin Meadow) was to be a Soviet film about a young farm boy whose father attempts to betray the government for political reasons by...

    Bezhin Meadow: Sequences from an Unfinished Film
  • 1955
    Eisenstein’s Mexican Film: Episodes for Study

    Eisenstein’s Mexican Film: Episodes for Study

    Eisenstein’s Mexican Film: Episodes for Study

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    "Eisenstein journeyed to Mexico in late 1930 to begin shooting a film. With backing provided by Upton and Mary Craig Sinclair, the great Soviet...

    Eisenstein’s Mexican Film: Episodes for Study
  • 2000
    The Worlds of Mei Lanfang

    The Worlds of Mei Lanfang

    The Worlds of Mei Lanfang

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    The true story of Mei Lanfang, China's greatest opera star; a husband and father whose world-wide fame came from the portrayal of women. His...

    The Worlds of Mei Lanfang
  • 1941
    An Appeal to the Jews of the World

    An Appeal to the Jews of the World

    An Appeal to the Jews of the World

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    In 1941, a group of the Soviet Union's most prominent Jewish writers and artists, including Solomon Mikhoels, Peretz Markish, and Sergei Eisenstein,...

    An Appeal to the Jews of the World
  • 2017
    Sergei/Sir Gay

    Sergei/Sir Gay

    Sergei/Sir Gay

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    As a teenager, Sergei Eisenstein signed his drawings with "Sir Gay". Mark Rappaport sees clear signs of his sexual preferences throughout the...

    Sergei/Sir Gay
  • 1934
    Death Day

    Death Day

    Death Day

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    During his adventure in Mexico, Sergei Eisenstein made footage of a Mexican "Death Day" celebration for inclusion in his "Que Viva Mexico!" film...

    Death Day
  • 1931
    Sentimental Romance

    Sentimental Romance

    Sentimental Romance

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    Romance sentimentale is a 1930 French film directed by Grigori Aleksandrov and Sergei M. Eisenstein. A short, experimental, slightly poetic montage...

    Sentimental Romance
  • 1963
    The Magic Beam

    The Magic Beam

    The Magic Beam

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    “The Magic Beam” is a film essay woven together from newsreels and documentary material from different decades, fragments of hundreds of...

    The Magic Beam
  • 1942
    The Magic Seed

    The Magic Seed

    The Magic Seed

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    Two siblings are given a magic flute and a magic seed as gifts. If you plant the seed in the ground, every wish comes true. But an evil wizard wants...

    The Magic Seed
  • 1978
    Sergei Eisenstein. Post Scriptum

    Sergei Eisenstein. Post Scriptum

    Sergei Eisenstein. Post Scriptum

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    A reflective documentary on the life and legacy of Sergei Eisenstein, examining his films and the era in which he worked. Conceived as a companion to...

    Sergei Eisenstein. Post Scriptum
  • 1998
    Eisenstein: The Master's House

    Eisenstein: The Master's House

    Eisenstein: The Master's House

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    A documentary biography of Russia's greatest filmmaker.

    Eisenstein: The Master's House
  • 1930
    Sergei Eisenstein's Mexican Footage of the Fiesta de la Virgen de Guadalupe

    Sergei Eisenstein's Mexican Footage of the Fiesta de la Virgen de Guadalupe

    Sergei Eisenstein's Mexican Footage of the Fiesta de la Virgen de Guadalupe

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    Brief excerpts of raw footage from Eisenstein's time filming in Mexico.

    Sergei Eisenstein's Mexican Footage of the Fiesta de la Virgen de Guadalupe
  • 1970
    The Conquering Cross

    The Conquering Cross

    The Conquering Cross

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    Never completed by famed Russian director Sergei Eisenstein, the footage for his proposed feature QUÉ VIVA MÉXICO! was financed and...

    The Conquering Cross