Film still of the Owl in Strike

Film still of the Owl, one of four spies juxtaposed with animals in Eisenstein’s Strike (released April 1925).

From The Director's Prism: E. T. A. Hoffmann and the Russian Theatrical Avant-Garde by Dassia N. Posner

Film still taken mid-dissolve of the Owl—a spy in Strike—and the owl with which he is juxtaposed. Other spy/animal juxtapositions in the film are the Monkey, the Bulldog, and the Fox. See book: p. 148, 190; figure 45
Creator(s)	Eisenstein, Sergei
Creator Role	director
Subjects	Performing Arts
Date	Released April 1925
Related Section	Chapter 3: Peregrinus Tyss Meets Pipifax: Eisenstein, the Grotesque, and the Attraction
Keywords	grotesque film simultaneous juxtaposition parade
Content Type	film still
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