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Mar 29, 2024
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RUSS 211 - Russian Cinema 3 HU, CD, WR
First Semester. A survey of the major periods, genres, and themes of Russia’s “most important art,” including Soviet montage cinema of the 1920s (Kuleshov, Vertov, Eisenstein, Dovzhenko), Stalinist “easterns” and propaganda musicals of the 1930s and 40s (Vasiliev Brothers, Aleksandrov), the post-Stalinist cinematic revival of the 1950s and 60s (Kalatozov, Tarkovsky, Shepitko, Askoldov), and the post-Soviet search for new aesthetics, themes and heroes (Balabanov, Bodrov). Topics will include: the theory and aesthetics of Soviet and Russian film makers; the development of the Russian and Soviet film industry; issues of censorship, production and film distribution.
Prerequisites & Notes Enrollment Limit: 30.
Ms. Forman
Credits: 3 hours
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