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Record Nr.

UNINA9910484294003321

Autore

Oiva Mila

Titolo

Yves Montand in the USSR : Cultural Diplomacy and Mixed Messages / / by Mila Oiva, Hannu Salmi, Bruce Johnson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2021

ISBN

9783030690489

3030690482

Edizione

[1st ed. 2021.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (237 pages)

Disciplina

784.500924

782.42164092

Soggetti

Cultural policy

Motion pictures - History

Ethnology - Europe

Culture

Music

Popular culture

Civilization - History

Cultural Policy and Politics

Film and TV History

European Culture

Popular Culture

Cultural History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

1. Chapter 1: Introduction -- 2. Chapter 2: 1956 - The International Background -- 3. Chapter 3: The Soviet Thaw and Cultural Diplomacy -- 4. Chapter 4: Biography: Ivo Livi and Yves Montand -- 5. Chapter 5: Preparations, Hesitations and Decisions -- 6. Chapter 6: The Construction and Reception of Montand's Public Image -- 7. Chapter 7: The Film Yves Montand Sings -- 8. Chapter 8: The Music: Lost in Translation -- 9. Chapter 9: Conclusions.

Sommario/riassunto

This volume is the first book-length account of Yves Montand's



controversial tour of the Soviet Union at the turn of the years 1956/57. It traces the mixed messages of this internationally visible act of cultural diplomacy in the middle of the turbulent Cold War. It also provides an account of the celebrated French singer-actor's controversial career, his dedication to music and to peace activism, as well as his widespread fandom in the USSR. The book describes the political background for the events of the year 1956, including the changing Soviet atmosphere after Stalin's death, portrays the rising transnational stardom of Montand in the 1940s and 1950s, and explores the controversies aroused by his plan to visit Moscow after the Hungarian Uprising. The book pays particular attention to Montand's reception in the USSR and his concert performances, drawing on unique archival material and oral history interviews, and analyses the documentary Yves Montand Sings (1957) released immediately after his visit.