LEADER 02776nam 2200601Ia 450 001 9910780808003321 005 20230721025229.0 010 $a1-282-45570-2 010 $a9786612455704 010 $a1-84150-347-9 035 $a(CKB)2550000000000474 035 $a(EBL)475772 035 $a(OCoLC)548664422 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000340675 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11253301 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000340675 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10388333 035 $a(PQKB)10546328 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC475772 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL475772 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10354169 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL245570 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000000474 100 $a20100114d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe musical comedy films of Grigorii Aleksandrov$b[electronic resource] $elaughing matters /$fRimgaila Salys 210 $aBristol, UK ;$aChicago, IL $cIntellect $cUniversity of Chicago Press$d2009 215 $a1 online resource (360 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-84150-282-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aFront 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 Cover 330 $aGrigorii 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 Amer 606 $aMotion picture producers and directors$zSoviet Union$vBiography 606 $aMotion pictures$zSoviet Union$xHistory 606 $aMusical films$zSoviet Union$xHistory and criticism 615 0$aMotion picture producers and directors 615 0$aMotion pictures$xHistory. 615 0$aMusical films$xHistory and criticism. 676 $a791.43617094709043 676 $a808.823 700 $aSalys$b Rimgaila$01483247 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910780808003321 996 $aThe musical comedy films of Grigorii Aleksandrov$93701260 997 $aUNINA