Immoral Memories: An Autobiography

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Vivid, eccentric and free-ranging, Sergei Eisenstein's Immoral Memoriesis written in a style reminiscent of the brilliant visual effects of montage and dynamic progression of the legendary Russian director, creator of Ivan The Terribleand Battleship Potemkin. Eisenstein wittily portrays his life in Russia from the time of the Revolution, his travels in the West and his encounters with an amazing medley of people on both sides of the Iron Curtain including Charlie Chaplin, Marlene Dietrich and Man Ray.

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As an account of the cinema itself, Immoral Memories is invaluable. --Sunday Times
Few movie memoirs have ever ranged so widely or so richly. --Financial Times

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Sergei Eisenstein (1898-1948) was a pioneering Soviet Russian film director and film theorist, often considered to be the Father of Montage. He is noted in particular for his silent films Battleship Potemkin, October, and Strike as well as the historical epics Alexander Nevsky and Ivan the Terrible I and II.