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Record Nr.

UNINA9910817650003321

Autore

Norris Stephen M

Titolo

Blockbuster history in the new Russia : movies, memory, and patriotism / / Stephen M. Norris

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, 2012

ISBN

1-283-60875-8

9786613921208

0-253-00708-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (406 p.)

Disciplina

791.430947

Soggetti

Motion pictures - Russia (Federation) - History - 21st century

Patriotism in motion pictures

Russia (Federation) In motion pictures

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 index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: multiplexing Russia -- The Russia that we lost. The first blockbuster of the new nation -- Terrorism then and now -- Wars and gambits -- A requiem for communism -- The price of war. Mirror of war -- Playing with history -- Back in the USSR. The blessed blockbuster -- The Soviet horror show -- Fantasy pop history. Animating the past -- The look of fantasy -- The business of patriotism -- The production of the past -- Conclusion: packaging the past.

Sommario/riassunto

Seeking to rebuild the Russian film industry after its post-Soviet collapse, directors and producers sparked a revival of nationalist and patriotic sentiment by applying Hollywood techniques to themes drawn from Russian history. Unsettled by the government's move toward market capitalism, Russians embraced these historical blockbusters, packing the American-style multiplexes that sprouted across the country. Stephen M. Norris examines the connections among cinema, politics, economics, history, and patriotism in the creation of ""blockbuster history""-the adaptation of an American cinematic