Session chaired by : Jean-Michel Frodon, critic and lecturer at Sciences Po
Film historian, author, lecturer and curator Naoum Kleiman is one of the most important advocates of film culture in contemporary Russia. He is an international authority on the work of Sergei Eisenstein and co-founder of the Eisenstein Memorial Flat and the Moscow State Central Museum of Cinema. While working at the State Film Archive (Gosfilmofond), he was responsible for restoring Eisenstein's films Battleship Potemkin, October, General Line and Bezhin Meadow. He also prepared for publication Eisenstein's unfinished books Montage (1937), Method (1940-1947), Yo. Memories (1946), Non-indifferent Nature (1945-1947), Notes for a General History of Cinema (1947) and many unpublished articles of the famous filmmaker. Author of the books: "Eisenstein on Paper. Graphic Works by the Master of Film" (2017) and collection of articles "Formula Finala" (2004), of other articles published in art magazines, and of the script for the TV film "Master's House" (1998).
