Description
With the coming of glasnost to the Soviet Union, filmmakers began to explore previously forbidden themes, and distributors released films that were suppressed by pre-glasnost-era censors. Soviet cinema underwent a revolution, one that mirrors and helps interpret the social revolution that took place throughout the USSR. Glasnost-Soviet Cinema Responds is the first overall survey of the effects of this revolution on the work of Soviet filmmakers and their films.
The book is structured as a series of three essays and a filmography of the directors of glasnost cinema. The first essay, "The Age of Perestroika," describes the changes that occurred in Soviet cinema as it freed itself from the legacy of Stalinism and socialist realism. It also considers the influence of film educator and director Mikhail Romm. "Youth in Turmoil" takes a sociological look at films about youth, the most dynamic and socially revealing of glasnost-era productions. "Odysseys in Inner Space" charts a new direction in Soviet cinema as it focuses on the inner world of individuals.
The filmography includes thirty-three of the most significant glasnost-era directors, including Tengiz Abuladze, Karen Shakhnazarov, and Sergei Soloviev, with a comprehensive list of their films. Discussions of many individual films, such as Repentance, The Messenger Boy, and The Wild Pigeon, and interviews with the directors reveal the effects that glasnost and perestroika have had on the directors' lives and art.
About the Author
Nicholas Galichenko is Professor Emeritus of Germanic and Russian Studies at the University of Victoria, British Columbia.
Robert Allington is a writer and editor who helped establish the Creative Writing Co-operative Education Program at the University of Victoria, British Columbia.
Reviews
A solid survey of the films of the first phase of glasnost up to 1989.... Richly illustrated with photographs from films and film posters. * Canadian Slavonic Papers *
A first assessment of the liberating effect of the new Russian revolution on the work of Soviet directors. Included is an informative filmography of the most significant directors with a comprehensive list of their films. * American Cinematographer *
Book Information
ISBN 9780292727533
Author Nicholas Galichenko
Format Paperback
Page Count 154
Imprint University of Texas Press
Publisher University of Texas Press
Series Texas Film and Media Studies Series
Weight(grams) 454g
