Portraits of S.M. Eisenstein and other materials (1923-1948)

Fragments of the film feuilleton "Glumov's Diary," included in the Proletkult Theater's 1923 production of "Enough Stupidity in Every Wise Man." A playbill for the performance, with a masked man in front of the poster (combined photography).

The faces of actors V. Yanukova, G. Alexandrov, M. Straukh, and A. Antonov, performing their roles in the film feuilleton.

Fragments of the film feuilleton. S. M. Eisenstein and the commanders of the Black Sea Fleet during the filming of the movie "Battleship Potemkin" on the deck of the battleship "Twelve Apostles" in 1925 in Odessa; the commanders' faces.

Eisenstein, disguised as a ship's priest, prepares to perform a stunt involving falling from a gangway during the filming of the movie "Battleship Potemkin." Eisenstein at the Khudozhestvenny Cinema in Moscow before the premiere of the film "Battleship Potemkin." A film poster in Ukrainian during the premiere in Lviv.

Entrance to the cinema in Lviv.

Dairy factory workers.

A street in the village of Konstantinovka in 1926, during the filming of "Old and New." People walk down the street, Eisenstein turns around and walks back.

Eisenstein cuts a dandelion.

Eisenstein in the Winter Palace during the filming of "October" in 1927. Filming the episode "The Hut in Razliv." Eisenstein, members of the film crew, and extras in the Winter Palace during the filming of "October." Removing debris from the Alexander III monument from a utility room for the scene of the monument's destruction in "October." Children near the head of the statue of Alexander III lying on the ground.

Children near the debris of the monument.

The statue's hands hold an orb and scepter.

Moscow residents gathered to watch the scene of the monument's destruction during the filming of "October." The Alexander III monument, recreated for filming.

Workers wrap ropes around the statue's head.

A movie camera before filming (top).

Members of the film's production crew.

Children swing on boards.

Spotlights are turned on on the set.

The camera is aimed.

The spotlight is aimed at the monument, and a member of the production crew swings the head of the emperor's statue.

Views of the episode's set during night shooting (top).

S. M. Eisenstein in the presidium of the All-Union Conference of Soviet Cinematographers.

Eisenstein's face (close-up).

Faces of the meeting participants.

Eisenstein in the presidium of the meeting.

The train arrives at the station.

Chinese film figures and actors exit the carriage, among them Mei Lanfang.

The face of actress Wu Butterfly.

Eisenstein speaking at the meeting.

Wu Butterfly among the meeting participants during the banquet.

Actors auditioning for the film "Bezhin Meadow" in 1935. Eisenstein speaking on the radio in front of a microphone.

Eisenstein during a meeting with members of the French delegation at Mosfilm.

Eisenstein being awarded the Order of Lenin in the Kremlin in February 1939. M. I. Kalinin congratulates Eisenstein.

Eisenstein speaking from the podium.

Eisenstein in the presidium of the anniversary meeting.

A speech by one of the laureates during the presentation of the Stalin Prizes in March 1941. Eisenstein sits in the hall among the participants of the awards ceremony; Eisenstein's face is shown in close-up, along with the writer A.N. Tolstoy.

Eisenstein and director M.I. Romm inspect the sets for the film "Dream" in 1940. Students go to class at the All-Union State Institute of Cinematography (VGIK).

The entrance to VGIK, a sign above the entrance.

Eisenstein during a class with students of his workshop at VGIK in 1944. Eisenstein interrupts the scene, calls the students to him, and conducts an analysis.

Eisenstein explains to the students his vision of the execution of the scene.

Eisenstein in a chair.

Costume sketches for the film "Ivan the Terrible." S. M. Eisenstein in Alma-Ata in 1942, before filming of "Ivan the Terrible," inspects Pimen's costume, worn by the actor; the film's designer, I. A. Shpinel, sits nearby.

Faces of S. M. Eisenstein and composer S. S. Prokofiev.

Eisenstein and Prokofiev in the screening room during a screening of the music for the film "Ivan the Terrible." Actor N. K. Cherkasov during auditions for the third episode of "Ivan the Terrible." S. M. Eisenstein in the premises of the props department for the film "Ivan the Terrible" reads the text on camera. S. M. Eisenstein in the outskirts of Alma-Ata, outdoors, delivers a welcoming speech in honor of the poet Dzhambul Dzhabaev.

The face of Dzhambul. S. M. Eisenstein. puts a robe on Dzhambul, congratulates him, the meeting participants applaud.