Description
Book SynopsisRussian Cinema provides a lively and informative exploration of the film genres that developed during Russia''s tumultuous history, with discussion of the work of Eisenstein, Pudovkin, Mikhalkov, Paradzhanov, Sokurov and others.
The background section assesses the contribution of visual art and music, especially the work of the composers Shostakovich and Prokofev, to Russian cinema. Subsequent chapters explore a variety of topics:
- The literary space - the cinematic rendering of the literary text, from ''Sovietized'' versions to bolder and more innovative interpretations, as well as adaptations of foreign classics
- The Russian film comedy looks at this perennially popular genre over the decades, from the ''domestication'' of laughter under Stalin to the emergence of satire
- The historical film - how history has been used in film to affirm prevailing ideological norms, from October to Taurus
- Women and Russian film d
Table of Contents
1. The Sight and Sound of Russian Film 2. The Literary Space 3. The Russian Film Comedy 4. The Course and Curse of History 5. Women and Russian Film 6. Film and Ideology 7. The Russian War Film 8. Private Life and Public Morality 9. Autobiography, Memory and Identity in the Films of Andrei Tarkovskii Further Reading Bibliography Index
