The Russian Cinema Reader - Volume II, The Thaw to the Present (Paperback)

This two-volume reader is intended to accompany undergraduate courses in the history of Russian cinema and Russian culture through film. Each volume consists of newly commissioned essays, excerpts from English language criticism and translations of Russian language essays on subtitled films which are widely taught in American and British courses on Russian film and culture. The arrangement is chronological: Volume one covers twelve films from the beginnings of Russian film through the Stalin era; volume two covers twenty films from the Thaw era to the present. General introductions to each period of film history (Early Russian Cinema, Soviet Silent Cinema, Stalinist Cinema, Cinema of the Thaw, Cinema of Stagnation, Perestroika and Post-Soviet Cinema) outline its cinematic significance and provide historical context for the non-specialist reader. Essays are accompanied by suggestions for further reading. Volume two films: The Cranes are Flying, Ballad of a Soldier, Lenin's Guard, Wings, Commissar, The Diamond Arm, White Sun of the Desert, Solaris, Stalker, Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears, Repentance, Little Vera, Burnt by the Sun, Brother, Russian Ark, The Return, Night Watch, The Tuner, Ninth Company, How I Ended This Summer.

General

Imprint:	Academic Studies Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Cultural Syllabus
Release date:	December 2013
First published:	October 2013
Editors:	Rimgaila Salys
Dimensions:	234 x 155 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	310
ISBN-13:	978-1-61811-321-4
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Films, cinema > General
LSN:	1-61811-321-6
Barcode:	9781618113214

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