02810nam 2200613Ia 450 991045712240332120200520144314.01-282-45570-297866124557041-84150-347-9(CKB)2550000000000474(EBL)475772(OCoLC)548664422(SSID)ssj0000340675(PQKBManifestationID)11253301(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000340675(PQKBWorkID)10388333(PQKB)10546328(MiAaPQ)EBC475772(Au-PeEL)EBL475772(CaPaEBR)ebr10354169(CaONFJC)MIL245570(EXLCZ)99255000000000047420100114d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe musical comedy films of Grigorii Aleksandrov[electronic resource] laughing matters /Rimgaila SalysBristol, UK ;Chicago, IL Intellect University of Chicago Press20091 online resource (360 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-84150-282-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 CoverGrigorii 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 AmerMotion picture producers and directorsSoviet UnionBiographyMotion picturesSoviet UnionHistoryMusical filmsSoviet UnionHistory and criticismElectronic books.Motion picture producers and directorsMotion picturesHistory.Musical filmsHistory and criticism.791.43617094709043808.823Salys Rimgaila1041580MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910457122403321The musical comedy films of Grigorii Aleksandrov2466260UNINA