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.

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

Deleuze’s own examples

DBattleship Potemkin1925DStrike1925

Across the collection

Man with a Movie Camera1929The 39 Steps1935Alexander Nevsky1938The Cranes Are Flying1957I Am Cuba1964The Gospel According to St. Matthew1965The Pawnbroker19652001: A Space Odyssey1968Straw Dogs1971Walkabout1971Apocalypse Now1979The Untouchables1987JFK1991Malcolm X1992Bowling for Columbine2002Jojo Rabbit2019Rose of Nevada2026