Singing a different tune the Slavic film musical in a transnational context / edited by Helena Goscilo.
| Other author | Goscilo, Helena, 1945- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Boston : Academic Studies Press, 2023. |
| Description | 319 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Film and media studies |
| Contents | Early Polish Language Musicals: The Tug of War between Genre Film and Cabaret / Beth Holmgren -- Between the Market and the Mirror: Stanisław Bareja's Marriage of Convenience / Helena Goscilo -- Paweł Pawlikowski's Cold War: Music, Space, and Identity / Elżbieta Ostrowska -- The Allure of Agnieszka Smoczyńska's Lure (2015) as an Intrepid Feminist Hybrid / Helena Goscilo -- Perplexing Popularity: Ivan Pyr'ev's Kolkhoz Musical Comedy Films / Rimgaila Salys -- The Thaw as Carnival: Soviet Musical Comedy after Stalin / Lilya Kaganovsky -- Constructing the Pop Diva: Alla Pugacheva, Sofia Rotaru, and the Celebrity Musical of the 1970s-1980s / Alexander Prokhorov and Elena Prokhorov -- Postmodernity, Freedom, and Authenticity in Kirill Serebrennikov's Leto (2018) / Justin Wilmes. |
| Abstract | "A beneficiary of the pioneering incorporation of sound and synchronicity into cinema, the Hollywood musical became the most popular film genre in America's thirties and forties. Its eastward migration resulted in a barrage of Polish screen musicals that relied on the country's famous cabaret stars, while in the Soviet Union it inspired the audience-pleasing kolkhoz musicals of Ivan Pyr'ev and their urban counterpart, directed by Grigorii Aleksandrov. Like Stalin, Slavic moviegoers delectated tuneful melodies, mobile bodies in choreographed dance numbers, colorful costumes, and the notion that "all's well that ends well." Yet Slavic versions of the musical elaborated scenarios that differed from the Hollywood model. This volume examines the vagaries of this genre in both countries, from its early instantiations to its contemporary variations almost a century after its dramatic birth"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2022058270 |
| ISBN | 9798887190204 (hardback) |
| ISBN | (adobe pdf) |
| ISBN | (epub) |
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