October (Paperback, 2002 Ed.)

"October "(1927) was Sergei Eisenstein's third completed feature film. It is both a testament to Eisenstein's technical genius and one of the most remarkable works of propaganda cinema. In virtuoso and indelible sequences such as the storming of the Winter Palace, Eisenstein recreated the 1917 October Revolution as a heroic spectacle, thus furnishing the fledgling Soviet republic with its founding myth.
In his analysis of "October," Richard Taylor asks to what extent the film, commissioned to mark the tenth anniversary of the Revolution, can lay claim to being "authentic" history. He then examines "October's" relationship to the politics of the period, particularly its contribution to reinforcing the cult of Lenin, developing the emergent cult of Stalin, and eliminating Trotsky from official history. In aesthetic terms "October" vividly realized Eisenstein's theory of "intellectual montage." Taylor explains both theory and its application before situating "October" in the wider context of Eisenstein's career.

General

Imprint:	Bfi Publishing
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	BFI Film Classics
Release date:	March 2002
First published:	2002
Authors:	Nana
Dimensions:	190 x 137 x 7mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	97
Edition:	2002 Ed.
ISBN-13:	978-0-85170-916-1
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Films, cinema > Film theory & criticism Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > General Books > History > European history > General Books > History > World history > From 1900 > General
LSN:	0-85170-916-8
Barcode:	9780851709161

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