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Title

The sad comedy of Ėlʹdar Ri︠a︡zanov : an introduction to Russia's most popular filmmaker / David MacFadyen.

Author

MacFadyen, David, 1964-

Publication

Montreal ; Ithaca : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2003.

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Details

Description

vi, 283 p. : ill.; 23 cm.

Alternative Title

Introduction to Russia's most popular filmmaker

Subject

• Ri︠a︡zanov, Ėlʹdar > Criticism and interpretation
• Ri͡azanov, Ėlʹdar
• Rjazanov, Ėlʹdar A
• Comedy films > Russia (Federation) > History and criticism
• Motion picture producers and directors > Russia (Federation)
• Comedy films
• Motion picture producers and directors
• Filmkomödie
• Russia (Federation)

Genre/Form

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-269, filmography (p. [271-279) and index.

Contents

Psychoanalysis in the Soviet Union -- Ideology versus diffidence, not dissidence (Carnival Night; The Garage) -- Ideology faces the horrors of its opposite (Dear Elena Sergeevna; Forgotten Melody for a Flute) -- The difficult birth of tragicomedy (The Man from Nowhere; The Retiring Rebels) -- Can materialism be challenged by melancholy? (Look Out for the Car!; A Train Station for Two) -- "A wave of fear ran through my body ..." (The Prediction) -- The dignity of risk (Say a Kind Word for the Poor Hussar; The Hussar's Ballad; The Old Hags) -- Insignificance as salvation (The Promised Skies; The Zigzag of Fortune; Give Me the Complaints Book!; The Incredible Adventures of Italians in Russia) -- "I Love You!" "What a ridiculous decision!" (A Cruel Romance; The Girl with No Address; An Office Romance) -- Love and the adventures of lunacy (The Irony of Fate; Hello, Nitwits!) -- Conclusion: western notions and witty words.

ISBN

• 0773525890
• 9780773525894
• 0773526366
• 9780773526365

OCLC

• ocm51801052
• 51801052
• SCSB-1318846

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library