Nov 11th, 2008 by cm1
Eisenstein’s interest in film began with an appreciation of the work of D.W. Griffith, whose editing style influenced him in the production of his first cinematic endeavor, the 1923 five-minute newsreel parody Dnevnik Glumova. A stint with Lev Kuleshov’s film workshop followed, as did an increasing fascination with the burgeoning avant-garde.
It’s difficult to know what to make of this film. ‘Dnevnik Glumova / Glumov’s Diary (1923),’ a loosely-plotted five minute short film, was the debut directorial effort of Sergei M. Eisenstein, who would go on to become one of the most influential filmmakers of all-time, his most well-known works including the magnificent ‘The Battleship Potemkin (1925)’ and ‘Ivan the Terrible (1944).’ It was ‘Stachka / Strike (1925),’ a Soviet propaganda piece, that first brought Eisenstein recognition, but it’s certainly interesting to observe his single earlier effort, and one can begin to detect a keen interest in exploring innovative editing techniques – namely, his pioneering use of the montage. Believed lost for decades, ‘Glumov’s Diary’ was later discovered in a 1923 newsreel composed by Dziga Vertov [who is best known for his revolutionary documentary 'The Man with a Movie Camera (1929)'].
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