Social reality and ideology in interaction -- State, ideology, and film in Soviet history -- Soviet movies in the aftermath of the October Revolution: the civil war -- The partial restoration of capitalism (1921-1929) -- Stalin and Soviet movies -- Industrialization and collectivization (1929-1934) -- Time of mass terror (1934-1941) -- The great patriotic war -- Stalin's postwar years -- Movies during the first thaw (1954-1968): timid challenges to official ideology -- Movies in the period of conservatism (1968-1985): the use of diversified official ideology for social critique -- The first years of freedom: the beginning of the offensive against official ideology -- Movie heroes 1986-1989 -- Total freedom from totalitarianism and its ideology -- Russian movies after the fall of the empire.
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With a historical sweep that recent events have made definitive, the authors examine the influence of official ideology on the presentation of social reality by Soviet cinema. The order of the study follows the chronology of the social history of the Soviet Union, from the October Revolution to the final days of glasnost. Within the framework of an introduction that lays out the conceptual terminology used to describe that shifting ideological landscape, the authors analyze both the social groups appearing in the films and the relations of film directors and other film makers to state censorship and ideological control. For film students used to the aesthetic categories and philosophical assumptions of the West, the Shlapentokhs' book will provide a compelling new perspective. With its vast array of hard-to-obtain source materials, this is a much-needed reference work for anyone interested in Soviet film making.
Communism and motion pictures.
Motion picture industry-- Soviet Union.
Motion pictures-- Political aspects-- Soviet Union.