Unseen cinema. 7, Viva la dance. Episode 23, "Sergei Eisenstein" Mexican footage, 1930-1932 / Cineric, Inc. presents ; [by Sergei Eisenstein].

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Eisenstein, Sergei, 1898-1948, filmmaker.

Cineric (Firm), presenter.

Mexican Picture Trust, production company.

Series:

Academic Video Online

Language:

No linguistic content

Subjects (All):

Dance in motion pictures, television, etc--History.

Dance in motion pictures, television, etc.

Dance--Mexico.

Dance.

All Souls' Day--Mexico.

All Souls' Day.

Experimental films--United States.

Experimental films.

Motion pictures--United States.

Motion pictures.

Genre:

Short films.

Silent films.

Experimental films.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (11 minutes) : silent

Other Title:

Viva la dance : the beginnings of ciné-dance

Que viva Mexico

Dance of the heads, Sergei Eisenstein's Mexican footage (1932-32) : [2-film compilation]

Unseen cinema : early American avant-garde film, 1893-1941

Place of Publication:

[United States] : Filmmakers Showcase, [1932]

Language Note:

Silent.

System Details:

video file

Summary:

VIVA LA DANCE is part of the film retrospective UNSEEN CINEMA that explores long-forgotten American experimental cinema. Eisenstein's ill-fated trip to Hollywood and Mexico influenced many Americans' approach to avant-garde cinema. Of all the beautiful images captured by Eisenstein in Mexico, some of the most fascinating involve dance. The first shots portray dancers in ecstasy; the Day of the Dead images shows human and machine movements. - BRUCE POSNER. Sergei Eisenstein's name is synonymous with 20th century avant-garde art. The Russian genius created films and film theories based upon "intellectual montage" he created through a synthesis of cinematography, editing, and later, sound recordings and music. Around the globe, advanced filmgoers eagerly awaited his radical films and associated musings on the cinema, and his influence upon '20s and '30s American cinema was unprecedented, serving as an inspiration for amateurs and professionals alike. In 1930, he traveled to the U.S., and then Mexico, in an unsuccessful attempt to make a film in Hollywood. His presence in the Americas stimulated much debate within experimental film circles. -BRUCE POSNER. SERGEI EISENSTEIN'S MEXICAN FOOTAGE (1931-32) EXCERPTS - 2 FILM COMPILATION. 158 00:00 DANCE OF THE HEADS (6:15 minutes). 159 06:43 DAY OF THE DEAD (4:07 minutes). Alternate title: "Que viva Mexico!" 1.33:1 black and white silent 10:22 minutes. Production: Mexican Picture Trust; Camera: Eduard Tissé; Courtesy: Gosfilmofond of Russia.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed July 23, 2020).

"The beginnings of ciné-dance".

"Early American avant-garde film, 1893-1941".

OCLC:

1191033490

Publisher Number:

ASP5053391/marc