{"product_id":"russian-cinema-1","title":"Russian Cinema","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRussian Cinema\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe 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\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Russian film comedy looks at this perennially popular genre over the decades, from the 'domestication' of laughter under Stalin to the emergence of satire\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe historical film - how history has been used in film to affirm prevailing ideological norms, from \u003cem\u003eOctober \u003c\/em\u003eto \u003cem\u003eTaurus\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWomen and Russian film discusses some of the female stars of the Soviet screen (Liubov Orlova, Vera Alentova, Liudmila Gurchenko), as well as films made by male and female directors, such as Askoldov and Kira Muratova\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFilm and ideology shows why ideology was an essential component of Soviet films such as \u003cem\u003eThe Maxim Trilogy\u003c\/em\u003e, and how it was later definitively rejected\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Russian war film looks at Civil War and Second World War films, and the post-Soviet treatment of recent conflicts in Afghanistan and Chechnya \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrivate life and public morality explores the evolution of melodramas about youth angst, town and village life, personal relationships, and the emergence of the dominant sub-genre of the 1990s, the gangster thriller \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAutobiography, memory and identity offers a close reading of the work of Andrei Tarkovskii, Russia's greatest post-war director, whose films, including \u003cem\u003eAndrei Rublev\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMirror\u003c\/em\u003e, place him among the foremost European \u003cem\u003eauteur\u003c\/em\u003e film-makers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRussian Cinema \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eoffers a close analysis of over 300 films illustrated with representative stills throughout. As with other titles in the \u003cem\u003eInside Film\u003c\/em\u003e series it includes comprehensive filmographies, a thorough bibliography and an annotated further reading list. The book is a jargon-free, accessible study that will be of interest to undergraduates of film studies, modern languages, Russian language and literature, as well as cineastes, film teachers and researchers.\u003c\/em\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54261715763544,"sku":"9781138177253","price":192.2,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781138177253_02c43939-4d99-4c06-8b72-35be73cf1541.jpg?v=1777261561","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/russian-cinema-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}