Yellow crocodiles and blue oranges : Russian animated film since World War Two / David MacFadyen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

MacFadyen, David, 1964-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Animated films--Russia--History and criticism.

Animated films.

Phenomenology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (277 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

MacFadyen further analyses Soviet animation through phenomenology, arguing that the latter is a viable alternative not only to dogmatic Marxism but also to the ideological vacuum of post-Soviet times. The book includes a comprehensive bibliography and filmography as well as a rich collection of images.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Illustrations

Socialism and the Big-Hearted Silliness of Soviet Popular Culture

The Philosophy and Socialist Status of the Animated Epoché

Is the Philosophy of Soviet Animation an Anomaly?

Cartography: Mapping the Status of Phenomenology in the Soviet Union

The Provenance of Animated Phenomenology

Several Paradoxes of Soviet Realism and Disney’s Unexpected Alternative

The Annals of Soviet Animation: Consciousness Versus Historicism

Journalism and the Vox Populi

Realism: The Press and Public Respond

Originality: Innovation and the Tenacity of Logocentrism and Profiteering

Humour: Minor Modes and Major Politics

Music: The Remarkable, Kind Laws of the “Land of Animation”

Conclusion

Notes

Bibliography

Filmography

Screenplays

Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Filmography: p. [233]-241.

Includes bibliographical references: p. [201]-232.

ISBN:

1-282-86338-X

9786612863387

0-7735-7272-4

OCLC:

191819007