Directory of World Cinema: Russia
- Paperback
333 pages
- Release Date
15 February 2011
Summary
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, The Battleship Potemkin, to socialist realism, to the post-glasnost thematic explosion, this volume explores the sociopolitical impact of the cinema of Russia and the former Soviet Union. Introductory essays establish key players and situate important genres within th…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781841503721 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 184150372X |
| Author: | Birgit Beumers |
| Publisher: | Intellect |
| Imprint: | Intellect Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 333 |
| Release Date: | 15 February 2011 |
| Weight: | 576g |
| Dimensions: | 178mm x 254mm |
| Series: | Directory of World Cinema |
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Critics Review
A provocative and illuminating volume. Even seasoned Russian film experts stand to learn something from this volume, whether because it invited them to reevaluate their basic historiographical assumptions or because it introduces them to a number of under-the-radar films. – Hannah Frank, Slavic and East European Journal
Peppered with high-quality film stills and questions to consider while viewing, Directory of World Cinema: Russia encourages its reader to hunt out lesser-known films and to revisit his/her favourites.
– Rosemari Baker, Modern Language Review
Birgit Beumers
Birgit Beumers is Reader in Russian at the University of Bristol, specializing in contemporary Russian culture. She is also the editor of the Studies in Russian and Soviet Cinema Journal, also published by Intellect.
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