The Different Faces of Sergei Eisenstein

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The Different Faces of Sergei Eisenstein

Eisenstein is celebrated either as the last Leonardo da Vinci of modernity or attacked as Faustus, Faustus who made a pact with the devil. Whichever is the case, neither friends nor foes are able to resist the powerful draw of Eisenstein's work. He was a person of complexity who was understood in very different ways, as a generous cosmopolitan and a stingy hermit, a cynic and yet a highly sensitive, vulnerable being. The film deals with a number of phases in Eisenstein's life, and tries to get away from the orthodox image of him by using new material to shed a different light on his biography.

Original Title

Die verschiedenen Gesichter des Sergej Eisenstein

Release Date

1998-02-22

Year

1998

Duration

59m

Status

Released

Score

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Production

Cast

Sergei Eisenstein

Sergei Eisenstein