Ruptures and Continuities in Soviet/Russian Cinema by Birgit ... - 9781138675773

Taylor & Francis

Ruptures and Continuities in Soviet/Russian CinemaStyles, characters and genres before and after the collapse of the USSR\nAuthor(s): Birgit Beumers, Eugenie Zvonkine\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138675773, 978-1138675773\nSynopsis\nThis book, based on extensive original research, examines how far the collapse of the Soviet Union represented a threshold that initiated change or whether there are continuities which gradually reshaped cinema in the new Russia. The book considers a wide range of films and film-makers and explores their attitudes to genre, character and aesthetic style. The individual chapters demonstrate that, whereas genres shifted and characters developed, stylistic choices remained largely unaffected.