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UNINA9910780808003321 |
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Autore |
Salys Rimgaila |
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Titolo |
The musical comedy films of Grigorii Aleksandrov [[electronic resource] ] : laughing matters / / Rimgaila Salys |
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Bristol, UK ; ; Chicago, IL, : Intellect, : University of Chicago Press, 2009 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-45570-2 |
9786612455704 |
1-84150-347-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (360 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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791.43617094709043 |
808.823 |
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Soggetti |
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Motion picture producers and directors - Soviet Union |
Motion pictures - Soviet Union - History |
Musical films - Soviet Union - History and criticism |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front Cover; Preliminary Pages; Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1: Veselye Rebiata; Chapter 2: Tsirk; Chapter 3: Volga - Volga; Chapter 4: Svetlyi put'; Appendix A: A Day of Filming with Director G. Aleksandrov's Circus Crew; Index; Back Cover |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Grigorii Aleksandrov's musical comedy films, created with composer Isaak Dunaevskii, were the most popular Russian cinema of the 1930s-1940s. Based on studio documents, press materials and interviews with surviving members of Aleksandrov's film crews, this book presents the untold history of the films, situating them in the Stalin era, and suggesting new interpretations of individual films.Salys approaches the films from the standpoint of western criticism, arguing that although Socialist Realism attempted to suppress the genre, Aleksandrov's films consistently preserved the archetypes of Amer |
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