| Burnt by the Sun: The Film Companion Contributor(s): Beumers, Birgit (Author) |
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ISBN: 1860643965 ISBN-13: 9781860643965 Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company OUR PRICE: $30.64 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2001 Annotation: Nikita Mikhalkov's film about the Stalin period has received wide attention inside and outside Russia, being shown at Cannes, winning an Oscar, and reaching cinemas worldwide. Mikhalkov is a fine and controversial director, and this "KINOfile" is a valuable introduction to his work. It investigates the production, context, and critical reception of the film, the people who made it, and provides an analysis of the film itself and its place in Russian and world cinema. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Film - General |
| Dewey: 791.437 |
| LCCN: 2001275848 |
| Series: Kinofiles Film Companion |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.4" W x 8.3" (0.40 lbs) 152 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Nikita Mikhalkov's film about the Stalin period has received wide attention inside and outside Russia, being shown at Cannes, winning an Oscar, and reaching cinemas worldwide. Mikhalkov is a fine and controversial director, and this KINOfile is a valuable introduction to his work. It investigates the production, context, and critical reception of the film, the people who made it, and provides an analysis of the film itself and its place in Russian and world cinema. |
Contributor Bio(s): Beumers, Birgit: - Birgit Beumers is Reader in the Russian Department, Bristol University. Her publications include Burnt by the Sun, Nikita Mikhalkov, and Russia on Reels: The Russian Idea in Post-Soviet Cinema (as editor), all published by I.B. Tauris. She is on the Editorial Advisory Board of Tauris' KINO Series. |