Russian and Soviet film adaptations of literature, 1900-2001 : screening the word / edited by Stephen Hutchings and Anat Vernitski.

Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
1st ed.
Published/​Created
London : RoutledgeCurzon, 2005.
Description
1 online resource (235 p.)

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Series
BASEES/RoutledgeCurzon series on Russian and East European studies. [More in this series]
Summary note
Providing many interesting case studies and bringing together many leading authorities on the subject, this book examines the importance of film adaptations of literature in Russian cinema, especially during the Soviet period when the cinema was accorded a vital role in imposing the authority of the communist regime on the consciousness of the Soviet people.
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Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Language note
English
Contents
BookCover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of plates; List of contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction: The ekranizatsiia in Russian culture; 1 'Crime without punishment'; 2 Educating Chapaev; 3 Ada/opting the Son; 4 Adapting foreign classics; 5 The sound of silence; 6 Film adaptations of Aksenov; 7 Screening the short story; 8 The Mikhalkov brothers' view of Russia; 9 Adapting the landscape; 10 'Imperially, my dear Watson'; 11 'I love you, dear captive'; 12 Post-Soviet film adaptations of the Russian classics; Bibliography; Index
ISBN
  • 1-134-40057-8
  • 1-134-40058-6
  • 1-280-28947-3
  • 9786610289479
  • 0-203-01104-X
  • 0-203-23620-3
OCLC
  • 701828523
  • 61848953
Doi
  • 10.4324/9780203011041
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