Early Soviet Cinema

Innovation, Ideology and Propaganda

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by David Gillespie

Type

Studies

Subject

Countries > Russia / USSR

Keywords

Soviet cinema, 1920s

Publishing date

2001

Publisher

Wallflower Press

Collection

Short Cuts

Language

English

Relative size

Physical desc.

Paperback • 128 pages
5 ¾ x 8 inches (14.5 x 20 cm)

ISBN-10
ISBN-13

1-903364-04-3
978-1-903364-04-8

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Book Presentation:
Early Soviet Cinema: Innovation, Ideology and Propaganda examines the aesthetics of Soviet cinema during its "golden age" of the 1920s, against a background of cultural ferment and the construction of a new socialist society. Separate chapters are devoted to the work of Sergei Eisenstein, Lev Kuleshov, Vsevolod Pudovkin, Dziga Vertov and Alexander Dovzhenko. Other major directors are also discussed at length. David Gillespie places primary focus on the text, with analysis concentrating on the artistic qualities, rather than the political implications, of each film. The result is not only a discussion of each director's contribution to the "golden age" and to world cinema but also an exploration of their own distinctive poetics.

About the Author:
David Gillespie teaches Russian language and culture at the University of Bath, England. He has published widely in the field of modern Russian literature and film.

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