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The Legendary Russian Film Director's Own Story!
"In February 1946, I had a stroke.I was bedridden for several months.My circulation was sluggish.My thoughts were dull.And yet I was uplifted.I thought that I would at last be able to reflect on my life.I'd understand myself and the meaning of the last forty-eight years.But I have to admit that I understood nothing at all.I remember only one thing from the long months of my confinement.An endless stream of recollections in response to the nagging question, 'Did I really have a life?'"-Sergei EisensteinThe film is dedicated to the centenary of filmmaking and the centenary of Sergei Eisenstein and is based on Eisenstein's memoirs.The plot of the film is a long voyage abroad, which Eisenstein started in 1929.We see transformed episodes from films of Eisenstein and his contemporaries, as well as rare archival shots of Eisenstein himself.We hear only Eisenstein's reminiscences, which are sometimes very personal.
All this reflects the inner world of the great film director during the tragic years of two Russian revolutions and the Stalin terror.
Events and personalities shown in the film underline the special place of Sergei Eisenstein in the culture of the 20th century.
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