Sergei Eisenstein: A Life in Conflict

An admirable biography . . . Bergan is first rate . . . his enthusiasm for the man and his work is infectious."–Times Literary Supplement

"Excellent, well-researched and highly readable."–Evening Standard

"Accessible, cogent biography . . . excellent and eye-opening book."–Sight and Sound

"Mr Bergan's lucid book is a reminder of both how great a director Eisenstein was and how much greater his achievement might have been, by showing the gap that existed between the magisterial wreckage of his surviving work and the even more astonishing concept of cinema which he was never fully permitted to realise."–Economist

"Carefully researched and highly readable."–Guardian
"Highly recommended, approachable and jargon-free."–Time Out

"Lively and engaging . . . always interesting and well-informed . . . film buffs should thank Bergan."–Sunday Telegraph

"Bergan recreates the freshness of modernism . . . full of interesting material."– Sunday Times

"An excellent biography."–Literary Review

"Well-researched . . . It is to Bergan's credit that he brings to us in all his complexity a man he clearly admires and places his work in its historical context as a way of explaining rather than apologising for it."– Observer

"Bergan's impressive, accessible book"–Scotland on Sunday