So this is the third time I have studied this sequence on an academic basis. This is from a film from the 1920's silent era called "Battleship Potemkin" by Sergei Eisenstein. I watched it twice in university while doing my film studies degree and am watching it again for my current film theory course. The most well-known sequence from this film (The Odessa Steps), although I hated many parts of "Battleship" in university - I recall it being the parts on the ship with the rotting and maggots - very depressing but effective as many films from the 20's are.
Anyway, this sequence is used to demonstrate "juxtaposition" - I'm pretty sure this scene has appeared in some of my dreams. The part I remember most from the first time I saw this was the baby carriage.
dear god... make it go away. sincerely, melissa.
ReplyDeleteHaha - you hated it too??? :P
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