Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xv, 222 pages)
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illustrations
Edition:
First edition
Edition:
Also available in print
ISBN:
085771693X
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1441657630
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1848850085
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1282750941
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1848850093
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9781848850088
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9780755697557
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9780857716934
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9781441657633
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9781282750944
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9781848850095
Series Statement:
KINO: the Russian cinema series
Content:
Ch. 1. Film Administration and Industry Development -- Ch. 2. Censorship -- Ch. 3. Purges -- Ch. 4. Thematic Planning -- Ch. 5. Representation and Reach: Cinema Unions and Societies -- Ch. 6. Tale of Two Studios: Mezhrabpornfilm and Mosfilm -- Ch. 7. Film Education and Training -- Ch. 8. Film-makers and Film-making.
Content:
When the Bolsheviks seized power in the Soviet Union during 1917, they were suffering from a substantial political legitimacy deficit. Uneasy political foundations meant that cinema became a key part of the strategy to protect the existence of the USSR. Based on extensive archival research, this welcome book examines the interaction between politics and the Soviet cinema industry during the period between Stalin's rise to power and the beginning of the Great Patriotic War. It reveals that film had a central function during those years as an important means of convincing the masses that the regime was legitimate and a bearer of historical truth. Miller analyzes key films, from the classic musical Circus to the political epic The Great Citizen, and examines the Bolseviks', ultimately failed, attempts to develop a "cinema for the millions." As Denise Youngblood writes, "this work is indispensable reading not only for specialists in Soviet film and culture, but also for anyone interested in the dynamics of cultural production in an authoritarian society."
Note:
Filmography: pages 211-213 -- Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-210) and index
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781848850088
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Miller, Jamie Soviet cinema London ; New York : I.B. Tauris ; New York : Distributed in the USA by Palgrave Macmillan, 2010 ISBN 9781848850088
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books
DOI:
10.5040/9780755697557
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