1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910783759803321

Autore

MacFadyen David <1964->

Titolo

The sad comedy of Elʹdar Riazanov [[electronic resource] ] : an introduction to Russia's most popular filmaker / / David MacFadyen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Montreal, : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2003

ISBN

1-282-86135-2

9786612861352

0-7735-7131-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (290 p.)

Disciplina

791.43/023/092

Soggetti

Comedy films - Russia (Federation) - History and criticism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes filmography: p. [271]-279.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Matter -- Contents -- Prologue -- Tragicomedy -- Psychoanalysis in the Soviet Union -- Ideology -- Ideology versus Diffidence, Not Dissidence -- Ideology Faces the Horrors of Its Opposite -- Sadness -- The Difficult Birth of Tragicomedy -- Can Materialism Be Challenged by Melancholy? -- Fear -- “A Wave of Fear Ran through My Body …” -- The Dignity of Risk -- Hope and Desire -- Insignificance as Salvation -- Love -- “I Love You!” “What a Ridiculous Decision!” -- Love and the Adventures of Lunacy -- Conclusion: Western Notions and Witty Words -- Notes -- Filmography -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

David MacFadyen investigates what made Riazanov's films so wildly popular and what - if any - relationship that popularity had to Soviet policy. Using the works of Deleuze, Lacan, and Kristeva, MacFadyen looks at how Riazanov's films relate to society, audience demand, and Soviet politics. In more than twenty love stories that have precious little to do with statecraft, Soviet or otherwise, Riazanov captures the willful inclusiveness of socialist culture.