| Russian Critics on the Cinema of Glasnost Contributor(s): Brashinsky, Michael (Editor), Horton, Andrew (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521444756 ISBN-13: 9780521444750 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $114.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 1994 Annotation: Russian Critics on the Cinema of Glasnost gathers together twenty-three essays written by some of Russia's most astute commentators of film and culture. Written during the 1980s and published in English for the first time, this collection includes reviews of films such as Little Vera and Taxi Blues, which were critically hailed in the West. Their comments not only illuminate important aspects of Russian filmmaking during this decade: As importantly, they capture a sense of a society in flux during the waning years of Communism, as well as the larger context within which Glasnost cinema and culture developed. This collection provides insight into the successes and shortcomings of Glasnost, as captured in film, for a Western audience. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Media Studies |
| Dewey: 791.437 |
| LCCN: 93043590 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in Film |
| Physical Information: 0.78" H x 6.19" W x 9.26" (0.83 lbs) 176 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This collection brings together twenty-three essays by some of Russia's most astute commentators on film and culture, written during the 1980s and published here in English for the first time. Included are reviews of films such as Little Vera and Taxi Blues, which were critically hailed in the West. Their comments illuminate important aspects of Russian filmmaking during this decade and capture a sense of a society in flux during the waning years of communism, as well as conveying the larger context within which Glasnost cinema and culture developed. |