Eisenstein: The Sound Years [3 Discs] [Criterion Collection]

"The director of some of the most important films in Russian history, Eisenstein: The Sound Years comes to DVD from Criterion Collection and features the classics Ivan the Terrible and Alexander Nevsky. Presented in 1.33:1 full frame and featuring audio rendered in Dolby Digital Mono, this disc also offers optional English subtitles. Extra features on Ivan the Terrible include a multimedia essay on the history of Ivan the Terrible by Joan Neuberger, deleted scenes, drawings and production stills and a multimedia essay on Eisenstein's visual vocabulary by Yuri Tsivian. Extra features in Alexander Nevsky include an audio essay by film scholar David Bordwell, a multimedia essay by Russell Merritt, a reconstruction of Eisenstein's unfinished film Bezhin Meadow, drawings and production stills and a restoration demonstration."