Two versions of ideological cinema: Sergey Eisenstein and Leni Riefenstahl

ENThe main question discussed in the article is the unequal treatment of two propaganda film creators: Sergey Eisenstein and Leni Riefenstahl. For the answer to this question, the article suggests three possible answers. First of all, the comparison of an unequal treatment of the consequences stemming from the two ideologies: National Socialism and Stalinism. Secondly, the comparison provided between Eisenstein's "Oktiabr" (1928) and Riefenstahl's "Trumph of the will (1935)" reveals different conseptions of the relationship between an art nad propaganda, as well as the opposite conception of the montage: a dialectical and harmonious one. The dialectical montage opened up more possibilities for mocking the democratc events. The common points between the two movies can be defined as the use of rhythm in order to persuade and the turn from the discourse towards an action. The third answer to the question about the unfair treatment of Riefenstahl in comparison to Eisenstahl can be drawn from her being a woman. Politics and the creation of film are spheres of male domination.