PT Journal AU Michajlovic Ejzenstejn, S Glanc, T TI Imitation As Mastery SO Iluminace PY 2000 BP 101 EP 105 VL 12 IS 3 WP https://iluminace.cz/en/artkey/ilu-200003-0008.php DE film theory; film aesthetics; directors; philosophy and film; ideology and film SN 0862397X AB In his essay, the author starts from the thesis that imitation as the basic principle of artistic creation is the way to control. He proves this initial idea with the magical ideologies of the oldest cultures. ER