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Record Nr.

UNINA9910785918203321

Titolo

Directory of world cinema [[electronic resource] ] Russia / / edited by Birgit Beumers

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bristol, UK ; ; Chicago, : Intellect, 2011

ISBN

1-283-74258-6

1-84150-343-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (335 p.)

Collana

Directory of world cinema, , 2040-7971 ; ; v. 4

Altri autori (Persone)

BeumersBirgit

Disciplina

791.43029547

Soggetti

Motion pictures - Russia

Motion pictures - Russia - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and filmography.

Nota di contenuto

FrontCover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Film of the Year; Vasilii Sigarev's Wolfy (2009); Interview; Vasilii Sigarev and Iana Troianova; Film Production in Russia; An Industry?; Festival Focus; Kinotavr; What Does zhanr Mean in Russian?; Directors; Evgenii Bauer; Sergei Eisenstein; Dziga Vertov; Andrei Tarkovskii; Nikita Mikhalkov; Aleksandr Sokurov; Historical Film; Essay; Reviews; War Film; Essay; Reviews; Comedy and Musical Comedy; Essay; Reviews; Melodrama; Essay; Reviews; Reviews; Literary Adaptation; Essay; Biopic; Essay; Reviews; Action/Red Western

EssayReviews; Children's Films; Essay; Reviews; Animation; Essay; Reviews; Documentary; Essay; Reviews; Recommended Reading; Russian Cinema Online; Test Your Knowledge; Notes on Contributors; BackCover

Sommario/riassunto

Be they musicals or melodramas, war movies or animation, Russian films have a long and fascinating history of addressing the major social and political events of their time. From Sergei Eisenstein's anti-tsarist drama, Battleship Potemkin, to socialist realism, to the post-glasnost thematic explosion, this volume explores the socio-political impact of the cinema of Russia and the former Soviet Union. Introductory essays establish key players and situate important genres within their cultural and industrial milieus, while reviews and case studies analyze individual



titles in considerable depth.