Pabst, G. W.
Pabst, G. W.
(Georg Wilhelm Pabst) (gā`ôrkh vĭl`hĕlm päpst), 1885–1967, German film director, b. Austria. He used montagemontage, the art and technique of motion-picture editing in which contrasting shots or sequences are used to effect emotional or intellectual responses. It was developed creatively after 1925 by the Russian Sergei Eisenstein; since that time montage has become an increasingly
..... Click the link for more information. in such works of social realism as The Joyless Street (1925), Pandora's Box (1929), Westfront 1918 (1930), and The Threepenny Opera (1931).