'Russian Americans' in Soviet film : cinematic dialogues between the US and the USSR /: cinematic dialogues between the US and the USSR. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Marina L. Levitina.
• Authors: Levitina, Marina L
• Contents: Conclusion -- I -- American Film Actor: The 'Brick and Cement' for Constructing Soviet Cinema -- II. 'Americanization of Personality' -- III. 1930s: Human Beings of a Superior Kind -- IV. 'Americanness' at the Root of 'Sovietness'? -- Appendix -- Filmography -- Bibliography. Introduction -- I -- Sources and Models -- II -- American Cinema as the Source of the 'Russian American' New Soviet Man Model -- III. The 'Crucified' and the 'Glorified' New Man -- IV. Contribution to the Field -- V -- Methodology -- Chapter 1. Popularity of American Films and Stars in Soviet Russia in the 1920s -- I. Before and After 1917: 'Daredevil' Pearl White through Russian Eyes -- II -- After 1922: Soviet Reception of American Films -- III. Avant-garde Filmmakers' Response to American Cinema -- IV. Douglas Fairbanks as the Prototype of the Positive Hero of Socialist Realist Cinema -- Chapter 2. Americans and 'Russian Americans' on the Screen in the 1920s: Cinematic and Literary Connections -- I -- 'Red Pinkertons': The Effects of the American Adventure Genre on Portrayals of the New -- Soviet Man -- II. 'Russian American' New Soviet Man in 'Novyi Byt' Films of the Late 1920s -- III. Representations of Americans in Soviet Films with Contemporary Themes -- IV. Representations of Americans in Soviet Film Adaptations of American Literature -- Chapter 3. New Soviet Woman in the Cinema of the 1920s -- I -- Reality and Transformation of a Soviet Woman -- II -- American Models of New Femininity in Early Soviet Films -- III. From the 1920s to the 1930s: the Shift in Policy and Representation -- Chapter 4. 'Americanized' New Soviet Woman on the Screen in the 1930s and early 1940s -- I -- From Multiple Models of Femininity in the 1920s to the Unified Model of the 1930s -- II. Liubov' Orlova: Pickfordian Femininity and the 'Russian American' Ideal -- III. The New Soviet Woman in The Shining Path (1940) -- IV. Ianina Zheimo: Another Soviet Pickford? -- Chapter 5. 'Americanized' New Soviet Man in Films of the 1930s and early 1940s -- I -- The New Optimism -- II -- Fitness and Fame: Sportsmen Heroes -- III. Mastery over Technology: Engineers-Inventors -- IV. Efficiency and Rationalization of Labour -- V -- Trailblazers in the Skies: The Cult of the Aviator Hero.
• Publisher Details: London : I.B. Tauris
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 791.4309470904; Motion pictures -- History -- Political aspects -- Soviet Union -- 20th century; Motion pictures, American -- History -- Political aspects -- 20th century; National characteristics, Russian, in motion pictures; Russian Americans; Feminism and motion pictures -- Soviet Union; Feminism and motion pictures; Motion pictures, American -- Political aspects; Motion pictures -- Political aspects; National characteristics, Russian, in motion pictures; Russian Americans; Soviet Union; Electronic books; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780857729699; 0857729691
• Related ISBNs: 9781784530310; 178453031X
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references, filmography and index.
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