Film director
Sergei Eisenstein
Made Battleship Potemkin and wrote the theory of montage that film schools still teach. Stalin banned the second part of Ivan the Terrible.
Sergei Mikhailovich Eisenstein was a Soviet film director, screenwriter, film editor and film theorist. Considered one of the greatest filmmakers of all time, he was a pioneer in the theory and practice of montage. He is noted in particular for his silent films Strike (1925), Battleship Potemkin (1925) and October (1928), as well as the historical epics Alexander Nevsky (1938) and Ivan the Terrible (1945/1958). In its decennial poll, the magazine Sight and Sound named his Battleship Potemkin the 54th-greatest film of all time.
- Born
- 1898-01-22, Riga, LatviaA Saturday
- Died
- 1948-02-11, Moscow, RussiaA Wednesday, aged 50
- At birth
- Sun in Aquarius, Moon in Aquarius
- Nationality
- Soviet Union
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1898-01-22, Riga, Latvia · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Rigathe zone used then
Europe/RigaThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aquarius | 2°28′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aquarius | 4°10′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Capricorn | 8°56′ | Direct |
| Venus | Capricorn | 26°33′ | Direct |
| Mars | Capricorn | 15°16′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Libra | 10°16′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Sagittarius | 9°35′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Sagittarius | 2°39′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Gemini | 20°06′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Gemini | 12°55′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1948-02-11, Moscow, Russia · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Moscowthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aquarius | 21°33′ | Direct |
| Moon | Pisces | 5°09′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Pisces | 6°30′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Pisces | 29°30′ | Direct |
| Mars | Virgo | 0°24′ | Retrograde |
| Jupiter | Sagittarius | 23°09′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Leo | 19°03′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Gemini | 22°15′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Libra | 12°47′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Leo | 13°35′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Sergei Eisenstein was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.