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.

Patriotism in motion pictures.

Russia (Federation)--In motion pictures.

Russia (Federation).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (406 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

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

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:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613921208

9781283608756

1283608758

9780253007087

0253007089

OCLC:

812911824