Soviet Screen Sovetsky Ekran #1 1926

Constructivist film magazine Soviet Screen is weekly magazine on recent developments in film in the USSR. Cover depicts a photomontage of Sergei Eisenstein, Soviet film director and film theorist, a pioneer in the theory and practice of montage. Magazine has short depiction of Sergei Eisenstein's career and process of shooting "Battleship Potyomkin". As well ad article and stills from "Minaret of death", movie directed by V. Viskovsky, Russian and Soviet director, screenwriter and theatre and film actor. Based on the Bukhara legend of the XVI century. And article about "Jewish Happiness",1925 Soviet film, based on the stories of Sholom-Aleichem and directed by Alexis Granowsky, Russian theatre director who later became a film director. Illustrated by M Sinyakova and S Yutkevich. Published by Kinopechat, 80 000 copies. Poor condition, tears and loss of material on the spine and on the margins. Spine reinforced with white tape. Staining. 14 pages.