Sergei Eisenstein

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Sergei Eisenstein

Country

Russia

Birth - Death

1898 - 1948

Occupation

Entertainment

Description

Film director, notable for the films 'Ivan the Terrible' (1944, 1958) and 'Battleship Potemkin' (1925). Earlier worked in theatre production. In his later life, taught film creation and screenwriting in Russia. Though married twice, his diaries published after his death revealed his infatuations with young men.

Further Reading/Research

• http://www.carleton.edu/curricular/MEDA/classes/media110/Severson/eisenste.htm
• http://www.biography.com/people/sergei-eisenstein-40942

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