October
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Book Presentation:
In this book, Richard Taylor asks to what extent the film can lay claim to "authentic" history. He then examines October's relationship to the politics of the period and explains the theory and its application, as well as placing October in the wider context of Eisenstein's career.
About the Author:
Richard Taylor is Professor of Politics at the University of Wales Swansea and general editor of the five-volume BFI edition of Eisenstein Writings, including The Eisenstein Reader (1998).
See the publisher website: BFI Publishing
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