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Informationen zum Autor Peter Kenez is Professor of History at University of California at Santa Cruz. Klappentext The story of Soviet film in the period covered by Peter Kenez is central to the history of world cinema. The author explores the roots of Soviet cinema in the film heritage of pre-Revolutionary Russia; the changes in content! style! technical means! and production capacities generated by the Revolution of 1917; the constraints on form and subject imposed from the 1930s in the name of Socialist Realism; the relative freedom of expression accorded to film-makers during World War Two; and the extraordinary repression during the final years of the Stalin era. Vorwort The story of Soviet film over the period covered by Peter Kenez is central to the history of World Cinema. In this updated edition of his classic text, Kenez covers the roots of Soviet cinema in the film heritage of pre-Revolutionary Russia, tracing the changes generated by the Revolution of 1917. Zusammenfassung The story of Soviet film over the period covered by Peter Kenez is central to the history of World Cinema. In this updated edition of his classic text, Kenez covers the roots of Soviet cinema in the film heritage of pre-Revolutionary Russia, tracing the changes generated by the Revolution of 1917. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part 1 The golden age: cinema before October; the birth of the Soviet film industry; the films of the golden age, 1925-9; reaching the people, 1925-9. Part 2 The age of Stalin: the cultural revolution in cinema; the industry, 1933-41; censorship, 1933-41; socialist realism, 1933-41; films of World War II. Part 3 The death of Soviet film: film hunger, 1945-53; the nadir, 1945-53; conclusion.
