russian futurist cinema refers to the futurist movement in soviet cinema. russian futurist cinema was deeply influenced by the films of italian futurism (1916-1919) most of which are lost today. some of the film directors identified as part of this movement are lev kuleshov, dziga vertov, sergei eisenstein, vsevolod pudovkin and aleksandr dovzhenko. sergei eisensteins film "strike" was seen as "the mordern futurist art form par excellence." by olga bulgakowa. bulgakowa theorized how the camera could change one's perceptions of reality and how it could make it seem like time was speeding up or slowing down during the film.