ABSTRACT
I am quite sure that all Eisenstein enthusiasts could contribute to the subject that I address today. If this introduction is rather pointilliste in character, this is because my basic aim is to provoke thought. There has been a new impetus in Eisenstein studies and this is not only due to the anniversary of his ‘ninetieth birthday’. There have been many changes in our world, many changes in our cinema and in the relationship between cinema and the other mass media as well.
