> I'll edit that remark to say that it was Eisenstein who showed what the
art of filmmaking consisted of. And, yes, you're right about Murnau.
It is interesting that Eisenstein lost the battle of influence to Murnau, even though both sojourned in Hollywood. Then Hitchcock came along and trumped everybody.
Coppola was one of the few to revive Eisensteinian theory and practice, but he was overshadowed by Scosese and Kubrick with his steadicam. Now with ProCut and other desktop editing suites and palm sized dv cameras, Eisenstein retreats even more.
FOR NEW YORKERS:
On October 7th at 8:15 pm at the Walter Reade Theater at Lincoln Center, there will be a screening of 4 films by Kenneth Anger preserved in new 35 mm prints under Anger's supervision. One of the films is the sublime SCORPIO RISING. It is a screening that should not be missed by anyone who cares about film as an art form.
Anger himself will be in attendance. There are those who consider him the greatest of all Eisensteinian filmmakers and I do not think this judgement to be far-fetched. He seemed to take Eisenstein's theories and outdo the master himself. Interestingly, both filmmakers are queer. Anger was a great influence on both avant garde and mainstream filmmakers who came after him, escpecially Martin Scorsese.
Brian Dauth Queer Buddhist Resister