Pudovkin

American

[poo-dawf-kin, -dof-, poo-dawf-kyin] / puˈdɔf kɪn, -ˈdɒf-, puˈdɔf kjɪn /

noun

Vsevolod Ilarionovich 1893–1953, Russian motion-picture director.

Pudovkin British

/ puˈdɔfkjɪn /

noun

Vsevolod (ˈfsjevələt). 1893–1953, Russian film director; noted for his silent films, such as Mother (1926) and Storm over Asia (1928)

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He was influenced by the writings of Russian theorists like Sergei Eisenstein and Vsevolod Pudovkin, Mr. Klein writes, and spent evenings at the American Contemporary Gallery in Hollywood.

From New York Times ● Apr. 10, 2011

Veteran Director V. Pudovkin turns his attention to Soviet aviation.

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