The Battleship Potemkin : the film companion / Richard Taylor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Taylor, Richard, 1946-

Series:

KINOfiles film companions ; 1.

KINO, the Russian cinema series

KINOfiles film companions ; 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bronenoset︠s︡ "Potemkin" (Motion picture).

Bronenoset͡s "Potemkin" (Motion picture).

Physical Description:

xiv, 129 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

London : I.B. Tauris, 2000.

Summary:

Thought by many to be the greatest film ever made, "The Battleship Potemkin" directed by Sergei Eisenstein is a key film in the history of Russian and world cinema. Based on a mutiny in Odessa during the 1905 revolution, the film is noted as a pioneering milestone in the development of world cinema--especially Eisenstein's breathtaking editing.

Contents:

1 Production History 1

2 Analysis 14

Part 1 Men and Maggots 15

Part 2 Drama on the Quarterdeck 21

Part 3 An Appeal from the Dead 29

Part 4 The Odessa Steps 35

Part 5 Meeting the Squadron 54

Themes and Variations 59

3 Reception 65.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [128]-129).

Filmography: (page [130]).

ISBN:

1860643930

OCLC:

46398718