Blockbuster history in the new Russia : movies, memory, and patriotism / Stephen M. Norris.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Norris, Stephen M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion pictures--Russia (Federation)--History--21st century.

Motion pictures.

History.

Russia (Federation)--In motion pictures.

Russia (Federation).

Patriotism in motion pictures.

Physical Description:

xv, 385 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2012.

Summary:

Seeking to rebuild the Russian film industry after its post-Soviet collapse, directors and producers sparked a revival of nationalist and patriotic sentiment by applying Hollywood techniques to themes drawn from Russian history. Unsettled by the government's move toward market capitalism, Russians embraced these historical blockbusters, packing the American-style multiplexes that sprouted across the country. Stephen M. Norris examines the connections among cinema, politics, economics, history, and patriotism in the creation of "blockbuster history"-the adaptation of an American cinematic style to Russian historical epics. Book jacket.

Contents:

Introduction: multiplexing Russia

The Russia that we lost. The first blockbuster of the new nation

Terrorism then and now

Wars and gambits

A requiem for communism

The price of war. Mirror of war

Playing with history

Back in the USSR. The blessed blockbuster

The Soviet horror show

Fantasy pop history. Animating the past

The look of fantasy

The business of patriotism

The production of the past

Conclusion: packaging the past.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780253006790

0253006791

9780253006806

0253006805

9780253007087

0253007089

OCLC:

760973487