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ABSTRACT
NUYAN, Elif. Art of Cinema and Philosophy for Eisenstein and Tarkovsky, PhD.
Thesis, Ankara, 2010
In this thesis, the cinema theory of Eisenstein, which investigates the essence
of art by analyzing its techniques, is compared with the cinema theory of
Tarkovsky which delves into the essence of art by examining its aim.
Both artists have concerns about the state of humanity in the 20 th century.
Eisenstein believes that the Marxist world view will be the saviour of humankind
from its inevitable depression. He emphasises the transforming effect of the art
of cinema on the masses and he conducts research into the facilities for the use
and process of the peculiar medium of cinema - that is to say, pictures – to
enhance this effect. Since the cinema was not technically developed in
Eisenstein's time, he primarily concerns himself with the challenges of the
cinematic method.
According to Tarkovsky who is also anxious for humankind like Eisenstein, art
is a service to human beings (humankind) allowing them to see into themselves,
their 'interior world', as well as the meaning of their existence, their raison d'être
as it were. Tarkovsky also believes that the art of cinema will be of great
significance as a means of relief for humankind. He regards cinema as a tool
which inhibits the moral decline of humankind. However, he also thinks that the
release of humankind will not come from Soviet socialism which he himself
gladly escaped, due to its oppressiveness. In its crisis period, instead of
imposing an ideology on humankind, Tarkovsky attempts to confront humankind
with themselves by the means of cinema. According to Tarkovsky, an artist is
responsible for confronting men with their own state of being.
Eisenstein, in his theory, primarily focuses on the technical challenges and
emphasises analyzing the challenges of editing. Nonetheless, Tarkovsky
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