Sergei Eisenstein

Sergei Mikhailovich Eisenstein (Russian: Сергей Михайлович Эйзенштейн) (23 January 1898 – 11 February 1948) was a Soviet film director and film theorist, often considered to be the "Father of Montage". He was one of artists associated with constructivism.

Quotes

 * American capitalism finds its sharpest and most expressive reflection in the American cinema.
 * Sergei Eisenstein (1957) Film form [and]: The film sense; two complete and unabridged works. p. 196

Quotes about Sergei Eisenstein

 * “This is Paul Robeson, the greatest American singer!” declared the famous film director, Eisenstein, introducing Robeson to a reception in his honor, attended by nearly all the celebrities in Moscow’s theatre and art world.
 * “I Am at Home” in Daily Worker, January 15, 1935