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KINO: The Russian Cinema Series

Cinema and Soviet Society From the Revolution to the Death of Stalin Cover

The story of Soviet film over the period covered by Peter Kenez is central to the history of World Cinema. In this updated edition of his classic text, Kenez covers the roots of Soviet cinema in the film heritage of pre-Revolutionary Russia, tracing the changes generated by the Revolution of 1917.

Central Asian Cinema The Complete Companion Cover

A comprehensive companion to Central Asian film from its origins to the present day. It discusses aspects of film production, and considers the impact of film. It gives an understanding of Central Asian culture, one that is invaluable with the economic emergence of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyszstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

Dziga Vertov Defining Documentary Film Cover

Pioneer of political documentary and inventor of cinema verite, Dziga Vertov has exerted a decisive influence on directors from Eisenstein to Godard. This book covers the whole of Vertov's career, reveals him to be an auteur, allowing readers to combine the familiar and less familiar aspects of his filmmaking and thinking in a cohesive narrative.

Eisenstein on the Audiovisual The Montage of Music Image and Sound in Cinema Cover

The pioneering film director and theorist Sergei Eisenstein is known for the unequalled impact his films have had on the development of cinema. Less is known about his writings, which present a continent of ideas about film. This book presents an introduction to a key area of Eisenstein's thought: his ideas about the audiovisual in cinema.

Forward Soviet History and Nonfiction Film in the USSR Cover

This is an account of Soviet documentary output during the years between the "Great October Socialist Revolution" and the "Great Patriotic War". Graeme Roberts re-views the examples of Soviet, and world, non-fiction cinema, and uncovers many intriguing films.

Real Images Soviet Cinema and the Thaw Cover

This text investigates and analyzes Soviet cinema of "the thaw", from the aftermath of Stalin's death in 1953 to the late 1960s, during Khruschev's rule. Josephine Woll explains how Soviet industry and film-makers strove to satisfy audiences' hunger for films, whilst accommodating politics.

Russia on Reels The Russian Idea in PostSoviet Cinema Cover

Looks at Russian cinema of the 1990s, describing the currents and common interests of contemporary Russian cinema and studying the work of filmmakers such as Sokurov. A review of the industry in times of economic change is included, with an assessment of its function as a definer of Russia's new identity. In the KINO- THE RUSSIAN CINEMA series.

Soviet Cinema Politics and Persuasion Under Stalin Cover

Analyses key films, from the classic musical "Circus" to the political epic "The Great Citizen", and examines the Bolsheviks', ultimately failed, attempts to develop a 'cinema for the millions'.

The Cinema of Tarkovsky Labyrinths of Space and Time Cover

Explores the phenomenon of spatio-temporal lapse in Tarkovsky's cinema - from Ivan's Childhood (1962) to Sacrifice (1986). Dreams, visions, mirages, memories, revelations, reveries and delusions are phenomena which present alternative spatio-temporal patterns; they disrupt the linear progression of events and create narrative discontinuity.

Vsevolod Pudovkin Classic Films of the Soviet Avantgarde Cover

This volume on Vsevolod Pudovkin explores the style and production circumstances of his films and their reception, as well as his writings and theories, all within the Soviet political context.

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