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THE GREAT DIRECTOR’S CHECKLIST SERIES - Volume #22 - The Films of SERGEI EISENSTEIN
THE GREAT DIRECTOR’S CHECKLIST SERIES - Volume #22 - The Films of SERGEI EISENSTEIN
Rank ‘em, rate ‘em, review ‘em or whatever.
SERGEI EISENSTEIN
Ivan the Terrible, Part Two (1958)
Ivan the Terrible, Part One (1945)
Seeds of Freedom (1943)
Conquering Cross (1941)
Idol of Hope (1941)
Land and Freedom (1941)
Mexican Symphony (1941)
Mexico Marches (1941)
Spaniard and Indian (1941)
Zapotecan Village (1941)
Time In the Sun (1940)
The Fergana Canal (1939)
Alexander Nevsky (1938)
Bezhin Meadow (1937)
Death Day (1934)
Eisenstein in Mexico (1933)
Thunder Over Mexico (1933)
¡Que viva Mexico! (1932)
La Destrucción de Oaxaca (1931)
Sentimental Romance (1930)
Old and New (1929)
Misery and Fortune of Women (1929)
The Storming of La Sarraz (1929)
Oktyabr (1927)
Battleship Potemkin (1925)
Strike (1925)
Glumov's Diary (1923)
The Collection (Blu-Ray High Definition/DVD)
Pre-orders - BLU-RAY: 7th Voyage of Sinbad, Casino, Dawn of the Dead, Death Proof, Dr No, Eastern Promises, For Your Eyes Only, From Russia With Love, The Godfather Collection, Hellboy 2: The Golden Army, Hulk, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Incredible Hulk, Interview with the Vampire, Iron Man, JFK, LA Confidential, Live and Let Die, The Matrix (Ultimate Collection), The Mist, The Omen, Planet of the Apes (Evolution Collection), Planet Terror, Poltergeist, The Sixth Sense, Sleeping Beauty, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, The Thing, The Third Man, Thunderball, WALL E, Young Frankenstein DVD: Budd Boetticher Collection, Icons of Horror: The Hammer Collection, Popeye the Sailor Vol #3, Warner Gangster Collection Vol #4
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05-14-2005, 09:09 AM
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Seen 6
Own 0
Ivan the Terrible, Part Two (1958) 
Ivan the Terrible, Part One (1945)
Seeds of Freedom (1943)
Conquering Cross (1941)
Idol of Hope (1941)
Land and Freedom (1941)
Mexican Symphony (1941)
Mexico Marches (1941)
Spaniard and Indian (1941)
Zapotecan Village (1941)
Time In the Sun (1940)
The Fergana Canal (1939)
Alexander Nevsky (1938) 
Bezhin Meadow (1937)
Death Day (1934)
Eisenstein in Mexico (1933)
Thunder Over Mexico (1933)
¡Que viva Mexico! (1932)
La Destrucción de Oaxaca (1931)
Sentimental Romance (1930)
Old and New (1929)
Misery and Fortune of Women (1929)
The Storming of La Sarraz (1929)
Oktyabr (1927)
Battleship Potemkin (1925)
Strike (1925)
Glumov's Diary (1923)
The Collection (Blu-Ray High Definition/DVD)
Pre-orders - BLU-RAY: 7th Voyage of Sinbad, Casino, Dawn of the Dead, Death Proof, Dr No, Eastern Promises, For Your Eyes Only, From Russia With Love, The Godfather Collection, Hellboy 2: The Golden Army, Hulk, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Incredible Hulk, Interview with the Vampire, Iron Man, JFK, LA Confidential, Live and Let Die, The Matrix (Ultimate Collection), The Mist, The Omen, Planet of the Apes (Evolution Collection), Planet Terror, Poltergeist, The Sixth Sense, Sleeping Beauty, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, The Thing, The Third Man, Thunderball, WALL E, Young Frankenstein DVD: Budd Boetticher Collection, Icons of Horror: The Hammer Collection, Popeye the Sailor Vol #3, Warner Gangster Collection Vol #4
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05-14-2005, 10:03 AM
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Ratings from to
Ivan the Terrible, Part Two (1958) (Haven't watched my DVD yet)
Ivan the Terrible, Part One (1945) (Haven't watched my DVD yet)
Seeds of Freedom (1943)
Conquering Cross (1941)
Idol of Hope (1941)
Land and Freedom (1941)
Mexican Symphony (1941)
Mexico Marches (1941)
Spaniard and Indian (1941)
Zapotecan Village (1941)
Time In the Sun (1940)
The Fergana Canal (1939)
Alexander Nevsky (1938) (Own the DVD)
Bezhin Meadow (1937)
Death Day (1934)
Eisenstein in Mexico (1933)
Thunder Over Mexico (1933)
¡Que viva Mexico! (1932)
La Destrucción de Oaxaca (1931)
Sentimental Romance (1930)
Old and New (1929)
Misery and Fortune of Women (1929)
The Storming of La Sarraz (1929)
Oktyabr (1927)
Battleship Potemkin (1925)
Strike (1925)
Glumov's Diary (1923)
Seen 3
Own 3
My DVD Collection Film Lists: 2001 (416), 2002 (412), 2003 (374), 2004 (346), 2005 (302), 2006 (221) Film Tracking 2005 (862), 2006 (852) Last 15 Watched: (Toronto International Film Festival) Deadgirl (2008,Marcel Sarmiento, Gadi Harel) 2/5, Fear Me Not (2008,Kristian Levring) 3/5, Flame & Citron (2008,Ole Christian Madsen) 3/5, Detroit Metal City (2008,Toshio Lee) 1/5, Zift (2008,Javor Gardev) 4/5, Vinyan (2008,Fabrice Du Welz) 2/5, All Around Us (2008,Ryosuke Hashiguchi) 5/5, Linha de Passe (2008,Walter Salles, Daniela Thomas) 3/5, The Sky Crawlers (2008,Mamoru Oshii) 3/5, Achilles and the Tortoise (2008,Takeshi Kitano) 5/5, JCVD (2008,Mabrouk El Mechri) 1/5, Waltz with Bashir (2008,Ari Folman) 4/5, Plus Tard, tu Comprendras (2008,Amos Gitai) 2/5, Hamlet 2 (2008,Andrew Fleming) 4/5, Pineapple Express (2008,David Gordon Green) 3/5
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05-14-2005, 11:04 AM
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SERGEI EISENSTEIN
Seen: 4
Like: 1
Own: 1
Rank order:
Alexander Nevsky (1938)
Battleship Potemkin (1925)
Ivan the Terrible, Part Two (1958)
Ivan the Terrible, Part One (1945)
"Movies should be like amusement parks. People should go to them to have fun." - Billy Wilder
"Subtitles good. Hollywood bad." - Tarzan, Sight & Sound 2012 voter.
"My films are not slices of life, they are pieces of cake." - Alfred Hitchcock
"My great humility is just one of the many reasons that I am vastly superior to everyone else." - Ramrod Clerk
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05-14-2005, 11:25 AM
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Seen the same ones George has.
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05-14-2005, 11:34 AM
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Love the technique, but wouldn't place him among my favorites
1. Strike! - A (Some beautiful, moving sequences in this film, breathtaking montage, my favorite by far as it is about "regular" people rather than historical events or figures. Would rank this as my favorite Russian silent)
2. Ivan The Terrible, Part II - A- (weird mix of comedy and biting indictment of Stalin, looks great)
3. Battleship Potemkin - A-
4. Ivan The Terrible, Part I - B+ (Outstanding ending, a bit draggy in other spots, might like less if I wasn't a big Russian history buff)
5. Alexander Nevsky - B (glorious battle, but the first 2/3'ds or so are tough to get through)
6. October - C+ (some fun and/or interesting sequences showing monstrous lauging Kerensky Democrats lording it over the people, etc., but this is dry, dry stuff to get through even for a history fan.)
Own: 0
Interested in seeing: The Mexican films, the Storming of La Serrenz, but nothing I'm making an effort to see or have on my Netflix list.
I know what I'm gonna do tomorrow, and the next day, and the next year, and the year after that. - George Bailey
2002 Sight & Sound Challenge: 313 Last Watched: Time of the Gypsies
Last 10 Films Watched:
The Odd Couple - C / Water Lillies - B+
Foreign Correspondent - B / The Small Back Room - B+
Days of Wine and Roses - B / Redbelt - C
Torn Curtain - C+ / The Wrong Man - B+
Dial M for Murder - B+ / I Confess - A-
DVD BEAVER My Collection
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05-14-2005, 02:29 PM
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SERGEI EISENSTEIN
had no idea he made so many films...
Ivan the Terrible, Part Two (1958) -
Ivan the Terrible, Part One (1945) -
Alexander Nevsky (1938) - 1/2
Oktyabr (1927) -
Battleship Potemkin (1925) -
Strike (1925) -
Ranking:- Battleship Potemkin - a film that blows me away each time I see it, and I learn an immense amount every time, perfection in the silent film style of montage storytelling.
- Oktyabr - A film that I'd like to see again because it's so visually and montage dense. I'd prefer to watch it my second time with a scholarly commentary that focuses on the film in the moment of Russian history, as well as the invention of Russian history the film represents. Either that or I'd have to read up on Russian history on my own. Not an easy film, but definitely extremely dense and in its own way quite compelling
- Ivan the Terrible Part II - more fun the than plodding first part, I really don't remember too much about this one
- Ivan the Terrible Part I - Good, but I don't know the cultural history to really put the film in context.
- Strike - See comments on Ivan the Terrible. Strong visuals and montage though.
- Alexander Nevsky - yes it has a great battle scene, but damn what an enormous bore the rest of the movie was as it lumbered through the acting, dialogue and plot.
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05-14-2005, 04:41 PM
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