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  • Castle of Shadows

    A Family Saga

    by Anna Lawton ...
    "Characters spanning three generations act out their lives against the background of historical turning points . . . reminds me of Downton Abbey!" —Willee Lewis, Vice President, PEN/Faulkner FoundationThis enticing family saga unfolds on the background of Italian history. The rich narrative tapestry includes a castle in the Piedmont countryside near Turin, three women, three generations, and a ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Amy's Story

    A Novel

    by Anna Lawton ...
    "Simply spellbinding . . . a story at once about identity, love and social upheaval; a woman's journey from old world to new; from Italy to America." —Joe McGinniss Jr., author of Carousel CourtAfter Elena Ferrante, another powerful Italian voice emerges to tell us a tale of immigration with two strong women characters at its center, set against the background of American history, from the late ... Read more

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  • Imaging Russia 2000

    Film and Facts

    by Anna Lawton ...
    "[A] sparkling and original work . . . I can think of no better guide to the heart of post-Soviet urban Russia than this entertaining and refreshing book." —Richard Stites, Professor of History, Georgetown UniversityThis book incorporates into an organic whole the realities of the 1990s in Russia, focusing on film production, the films themselves, and the socio-political-cultural context. It aims ... Read more

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  • Before the Fall

    Soviet Cinema in the Gorbachev Years

    by Anna Lawton ...
    An expanded edition of Kinoglasnost that examines the fascinating world of Soviet cinema during the yeas of glasnost and perestroika in the 1980s.In Before the Fall, Anna Lawton shows how the reforms that shook the foundations of the Bolshevik state and affected economic and social structures have been reflected in the film industry. A new added chapter provides a commentary on the dramatic ... Read more

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  • The Red Screen

    Politics, Society, Art in Soviet Cinema

    Edited by Anna Lawton ...
    This original collection of essays encompasses seventy years of Soviet cinema from the perspective of twenty academics of different backgrounds and nationalities. The book highlights significant moments in the history of Soviet cinema, providing a challenging montage of detailed `close-ups'. This gives the reader a clear understanding of the aesthetic developments and sociopolitical function of ... Read more

    $58.99 USD

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  • Directory of World Cinema: East Europe

    Edited by Adam Bingham ...
    Part of the Directory of World Cinema series, this title includes contributions from some of the leading academics in the field. It features film recommendations from a range of genres for those interested in watching more cinema from these regions. It also features comprehensive filmography as an index. Given the prevalence of important new wave cinemas across Eastern Central Europe in the post ... Read more

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  • Film and Television Genres of the Late Soviet Era

    by Alexander Prokhorov, Elena Prokhorova ...
    Most histories of Soviet cinema portray the 1970s as a period of stagnation with the gradual decline of the film industry. This book, however, examines Soviet film and television of the era as mature industries articulating diverse cultural values via new genre models. During the 1970s, Soviet cinema and television developed a parallel system of genres where television texts celebrated ... Read more

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  • Seeking the Truth: Nikita Mikhalkov and the Russian Dilemma

    by Vladimir Osherov ...
    Russia is a European nation by virtue of geography, race, and culture. Regardless, for over three centuries, first under the Czars, then under Communists, Russia and Russian people have been subjected to an unending campaign for "Europeanization". As a result, Russian culture produced some of the best writers, musicians, artists, and filmmakers in the world. Suffice to mention L.Tolstoy, F. ... Read more

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  • A Companion to Eastern European Cinemas

    Edited by Anikó Imre ...
    Series series Wiley Blackwell Companions to National Cinemas
    A Companion to Eastern European Cinemas showcases twenty-five essays written by established and emerging film scholars that trace the history of Eastern European cinemas and offer an up-to-date assessment of post-socialist film cultures.Showcases critical historical work and up-to-date assessments of post-socialist film culturesFeatures consideration of lesser known areas of study, such as ... Read more

    $53.00 USD

  • The Voice of Technology

    Soviet Cinema's Transition to Sound, 1928–1935

    by Lilya Kaganovsky ...
    As cinema industries around the globe adjusted to the introduction of synch-sound technology, the Soviet Union was also shifting culturally, politically, and ideologically from the heterogeneous film industry of the 1920s to the centralized industry of the 1930s, and from the avant-garde to Socialist Realism. In The Voice of Technology: Soviet Cinema's Transition to Sound, 1928–1935, Lilya ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Drawing the Iron Curtain

    Jews and the Golden Age of Soviet Animation

    by Maya Balakirsky Katz ...
    In the American imagination, the Soviet Union was a drab cultural wasteland, a place where playful creative work and individualism was heavily regulated and censored. Yet despite state control, some cultural industries flourished in the Soviet era, including animation. Drawing the Iron Curtain tells the story of the golden age of Soviet animation and the Jewish artists who enabled it to thrive.Art ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

  • Visions of Avant-Garde Film

    Polish Cinematic Experiments from Expressionism to Constructivism

    by Kamila Kuc ...
    Warsaw- and London-based filmmakers Franciszka and Stefan Themerson are often recognized internationally as pioneers of the 1930s Polish avant-garde. Yet, from the turn of the century to the end of the 1920s, Poland's literary and art scenes were also producing a rich array of criticism and early experiments with the moving image that set the stage for later developments in the avant-garde. In ... Read more

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