Behind the scenes. Key work on cinema theory

This publication includes key works by S.M. Eisenstein on Cinema theory, reflecting his tireless searches in the field of directorial art, starting with the early theatrical productions (“Installation of attractions”, 1923) and ending with the developments of the sound -visual and color scheme of its late cinema, “Alexander Nevsky” and “Ivan the Terrible” (“Vertical” (“Vertical Installation ”, 1940,“ Color Cinema ”, 1948) The artist and theorist of unusually wide scope, Eisenstein remains not only one of the classics of domestic cinema, but also the researcher of the new technical capabilities of visual arts (such as volumetric cinema - “On Stereokino”, 1946–1947), the solutions and finds of which are not yet outdated .
This “small encyclopedia” of Eisenstein is intended for both those who turn to his work for the first time and for those who are ready to open new in classical texts.
2nd edition