Sad Comedy of Èl'dar Riazanov
An Introduction to Russia's Most Popular Filmmaker
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen's University Press
- Initial publish date
- Oct 2003
- Category
- General, Individual Director
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9780773571310
- Publish Date
- Oct 2003
- List Price
- $110.00
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Description
David MacFadyen investigates what made Riazanov's films so wildly popular and what - if any - relationship that popularity had to Soviet policy. Using the works of Deleuze, Lacan, and Kristeva, MacFadyen looks at how Riazanov's films relate to society, audience demand, and Soviet politics. In more than twenty love stories that have precious little to do with statecraft, Soviet or otherwise, Riazanov captures the willful inclusiveness of socialist culture.
About the author
David MacFadyen is a professor of Slavic languages and literatures at UCLA. He has written extensively on Soviet popular culture and is the author of The Sad Comedy of Èl'dar Riazanov and several books on Joseph Brodsky.
