02948nam 2200589 450 991016279180332120191015111955.01-350-98748-41-78672-058-210.5040/9781350987487(CKB)3710000001042651(MiAaPQ)EBC4792870(OCoLC)1139315425(CaBNVSL)9781350987487(CaBNVSL)mat50987487(EXLCZ)99371000000104265120191015e20192016 uy 0engurcn|||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierPerforming femininity woman as performer in early Russian cinema /Rachel MorleyFirst edition.London, England :I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd,2016.London, England :Bloomsbury Publishing,2019.1 online resource (xv, 288 pages) illustrationsKINO: the Russian and Soviet cinema series1-78453-159-6 Filmography: pages 274-278.Includes bibliographical references (pages 260-273) and index.List of illustrations -- General editors' preface -- Acknowledgements -- Note on transliteration -- Introduction -- The Oriental dancer -- The peasant girl and the Boyar's ward -- The opera singer -- From the Oriental dancer to the tango-woman -- The Gypsy dancer -- From the ballerina to the early modern dancer -- The actress -- Conclusion -- Coda -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Filmography -- Index.From Oriental dancers to ballerinas and opera singers, the figure of the female performer is ubiquitous in the cinema of pre-Revolutionary Russia. From Romashkov's Stenka Razin (1908), to Viskovsky's The Last Tango (1918), the female performer remains central. In this groundbreaking new study, Morley argues that early Russian film-makers used the character of the female performer to explore key contemporary concerns from changing conceptions of femininity and the emergence of the so-called New Woman, to broader questions concerning gender identity. Morley also reveals that the film-makers used this archetype of femininity to experiment and develop a unique cinematic language.KINO, the Russian and Soviet cinema series.Woman as performer in early Russian cinemaMotion pictures and womenRussiaMotion picturesRussia (Federation)Women in motion picturesFilms, cinemaMotion pictures and womenMotion picturesWomen in motion pictures.791.430947Morley Rachel1212782Bloomsbury (Firm),YDXCaBNVSLCaBNVSLBOOK9910162791803321Performing femininity2800705UNINA