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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