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9781860643903

Russia On Reels The Russian Idea in Post-Soviet Cinema

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    9781860643903

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    1860643906

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1999-10-01
  • Publisher: I. B. Tauris
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Summary

This is the first book to deal exclusively with Russian cinema of the 1990s. It introduces readers to the currents and common interests of contemporary Russian cinema, offers close studies of the work of filmmakers like Sokurov, Muratova and Astrakhan, reviews the Russian film industry in a period of massive economic transformation, and assesses cinema's function as a definer of Russia's new identity.

Author Biography

Birgit Beumers teaches at the University of Bristol.

Table of Contents

General Editor's Preface vii
Acknowledgements ix
Note on Transliteration x
Notes on Contributors xi
Illustrations
xii
Introduction
1(11)
Birgit Beumers
The Russian Idea: Synopsis for a Screenplay
12(13)
Oleg Kovalov
Part I The Russian Idea: A Historical and Cinematographic Perspective
No Glory, No Majesty, or Honour: The Russian Idea and Inverse Value
25(9)
Nancy Condee
Now that the Party's Over: Soviet Cinema and Its Legacy
34(9)
Richard Taylor
Russian Cinema -- National Cinema? Three Views
43(14)
`Cinema and Life' (October 1997)
43(3)
Sergei Selianov
`The State of the National Cinema' (December 1997)
46(4)
Daniil Dondurei
`The Function of a National Cinema' (May 1998)
50(7)
Nikita Mikhalkov
Part II Remapping, Fragmenting, Myth-making: In Search of the Russian Idea
Tinkling Symbols: Fragmented Society -- Fragmented Cinema?
57(9)
Nina Tsyrkun
Viewed from Below: Subverting the Myths of the Soviet Landscape
66(10)
Emma Widdis
To Moscow! To Moscow? The Russian Hero and the Loss of the Centre
76(15)
Birgit Beumers
Part III The Past of the Fatherland Reviewed
La Grande Illusion
91(14)
Tatiana Moskvina
Fathers for the Fatherland: The Cult of the Leader in Russian Cinema
105(9)
Natasha Zhuravkina
New Versions of Old Classics: Recent Cinematic Interpretations of Russian Literature
114(13)
David Gillespie
Part IV The Russian Idea for Contemporary Film-makers
Representation -- Mimicry -- Death: The Latest Films of Alexander Sokurov
127(17)
Mikhail Iampolski
The Meaning of Death: Kira Muratova's Cinema of the Absurd
144(17)
Graham Roberts
Dmitri Astrakham: Popular Cinema for a Time of Uncertainty
161(19)
Julian Graffy
Appendix 1: Directors and Their Films 180(4)
Appendix 2: `Nika' and `Kinotavr' Awards 184(3)
Notes 187(19)
Filmography 206(5)
Select Bibliography 211(2)
Index 213

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