Directory of World Cinema: Russia [PDF]

Directory of World Cinema: Russia
by Birgit Beumers (Editor)

https://www.amazon.com/Directory-Wo...of+World+Cinema:+Russia&qid=1606954338&sr=8-1



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 their cultural and industrial milieus, while reviews and case studies analyze individual titles in considerable depth. For the film studies scholar, or for all those who love Russian cinema and want to learn more, Directory of World Cinema: Russia will be an essential companion.



Review:
"Directory of World Cinema: Russia" is a true gem of a book. It covers Russian film by genre from Tsarist times to the Putin era. Some of the films covered, such as "Mother" and "Ivan the Terrible," are familiar to those who have taken World Cinema classes. Others, such as "White Sun of the Desert" and "The Irony of Fate," are familiar to specialists in Russian film, but this book includes films such as "Bimmer" and "Night Watch" that show that Russian cinema is still evolving and vital.

The essays on the films are written by a plethora of experts, but, remarkably, "Directory of World Cinema: Russia" holds together extremely well. The different voices work together instead of creating discord.

If you want to know how melodrama was treated during the 20th Century in Russian film, or when the heyday of the "Red Western" was or what are the best children's films made in Russia, this book will let you know and provide you with titles for further viewing. This is an extremely impressive and enjoyable book, one that sets a high standard for other volumes in the "Directory of World Cinema" series.

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