Battleship Potemkin
Eisenstein sure loved long scenes, didn't he? Well, the captivating visuals make up for that and the scene on the Odessa steps is everything it's been made out to be....
Oh good! You found us.
We’re an on-demand movie theater where you can discover hand-picked films from festivals and collections around
the world. We make it easy for you to find films you’ll love, no matter what your interests are.
Sergei Eisenstein
Films
-
Battleship Potemkin
For eight decades, Sergei Eisenstein's 1925 masterpiece has remained one of the most influential silent films of all time. Yet each successive generation has seen BATTLESHIP POTEMKIN subjected to censorship and recutting, its unforgettable power diluted in unauthorized public domain editions from dubious...Start your free trial to watch
-
Strike
The first feature film by the director of BATTLESHIP POTEMKIN, Sergei Eisenstein’s STRIKE is a visual tour-de-force that employs dynamic editing and experimental camerawork to dramatize the saga of a bitterly-fought factory strike in 1903. Often compared to CITIZEN KANE in terms of audacious directorial debuts, STRIKE...Start your free trial to watch
-
Old and New
When Sergei Eisenstein signed a contract with the Sovkino studio for the film we now know as OLD AND NEW, it was described as a propaganda picture meant to popularize the Party's vision for the countryside. The "social order" for the film fit with Eisenstein's own search for new art forms which could engage the spectators...Start your free trial to watch
Genres
- Avant-garde
- Drama / Docudrama
- Drama / Docudrama
- Drama / Docudrama
- Drama / Dramedy
- Short / Narrative
- Drama / Political
- Drama / Political
- International / Eurasian / Russian
- International / Eurasian / Russian
- International / Eurasian / Russian
- International / Eurasian / Russian
- Silent / Silent Drama
- Silent / Silent Drama
- Silent / Silent Drama
- Silent / Silent Drama
- Drama / Tragedy
Recent Reviews
Glumov's Diary
amazing... really original and fresh for the time... I noticed some visuals in this which wouldn't take hold until later on in the century (drag, camp theatrics, etc.)