Sightlines · a concept

montage dialectical soviet

the whole as dialectical leap producing the new; montage of attractions, the kino-eye.

On screen: colliding shots producing a third meaning; the qualitative jump.

29 films in the collection register this concept · in the glossary


Deleuze’s own examples

DBattleship Potemkin1925DStrike1925

Across the collection

Man with a Movie Camera1929King Kong1933The 39 Steps1935Alexander Nevsky1938A Canterbury Tale1944The Cranes Are Flying1957The Cloud-Capped Star1960I Am Cuba1964The Gospel According to St. Matthew1965The Pawnbroker1965The Secret Formula1965Daisies19662001: A Space Odyssey1968Memories of Underdevelopment1968Straw Dogs1971Walkabout1971Soleil O1973Touki Bouki1973Apocalypse Now1979Born in Flames1983The Untouchables1987JFK1991Malcolm X1992Bowling for Columbine2002Stoker2013Jojo Rabbit2019Rose of Nevada2026