{"product_id":"stalins-final-films-cinema-socialist-realism-and-soviet-postwar-reality-1945-1953-hardback-9781501776175","title":"Stalin's Final Films; Cinema, Socialist Realism, and Soviet Postwar Reality, 1945-1953 (Hardback) 9781501776175","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eStalin's Final Films\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eCinema, Socialist Realism, and Soviet Postwar Reality, 1945-1953\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eClaire Knight (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781501776175\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 15 July 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e276 pages, 24 b\u0026amp;w halftones - 24 Halftones, black and white\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm, 0.907 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStalin's Final Films\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e explores a neglected period in the history of Soviet cinema, breathing new life into a body of films long considered moribund as the pinnacle of Stalinism. \u003c\/b\u003eWhile film censorship reached its apogee in this period and fewer films were made, film attendance also peaked as Soviet audiences voted with their seats and distinguished a clearly popular postwar cinema. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClaire Knight examines the tensions between official ideology and audience engagement, and between education and entertainment, inherent in these popular films, as well as the financial considerations that shaped and constrained them. She explores how the Soviet regime used films to address the major challenges faced by the USSR after the Great Patriotic War (World War II), showing how war dramas, spy thrillers, Stalin epics, and rural comedies alike were mobilized to consolidate an official narrative of the war, reestablish Stalinist orthodoxy, and dramatize the rebuilding of socialist society. Yet, Knight also highlights how these same films were used by filmmakers more experimentally, exploring a diverse range of responses to the ideological crisis that lay at the heart of Soviet postwar culture, as a victorious people were denied the fruits of their sacrificial labor. After the war, new heroes were demanded by both the regime and Soviet audiences, and filmmakers sought to provide them, with at times surprising results. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eStalin's Final Films \u003c\/i\u003emines Soviet cinema as an invaluable resource for understanding the unique character of postwar Stalinism and the cinema of the most repressive era in Soviet history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. The Postwar Cinema Industry: 1945-53\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Great Patriotic War on Screen\u003cbr\u003e 3. Listening to The Young Guard\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Stalin Cult on Screen\u003cbr\u003e 5. Responding to The Fall of Berlin\u003cbr\u003e 6. Rural Life on Screen\u003cbr\u003e 7. Looking at Cossacks of the Kuban\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52685562904856,"sku":"9781501776175","price":38.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/stalins-final-films-cinema-socialist-realism-and-soviet-postwar-reality-1945-1953-hardback-9781501776175","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}