Table of Contents

1. The Sight and Sound of Russian Film 2. The Literary Space 3. The Russian Film Comedy 4. The Course ­ and Curse ­ of History 5. Women and Russian Film 6. Film and Ideology 7. The Russian War Film 8. Private Life and Public Morality 9. Autobiography, Memory and Identity in the Films of Andrei Tarkovskii Further Reading Bibliography Index

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Russian Cinema takes in over 300 films in a lively and informative exploration of the cinematic genres that have developed over almost 100 years, including the work of Eisenstein, Pudovkin, Mikhalkov, Paradzhanov and Sokurov.

About the Author

Dr. David Gillespie is at University of Bath.