Belodubrovskaya, Maria
Not According to Plan: Filmmaking under Stalin
- ISBN 13:
- 9781501752025
- author:
- Belodubrovskaya, Maria
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Cornell University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2020
- Pages:
- 266
- Dimensions:
- 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.9 centimeters (0
- Genre:
- History, Europe, Russia,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
The Soviet film industry's creative control was more limited than often assumed. In Not According to Plan, Maria Belodubrovskaya challenges this narrative by revealing how directors like Eisenstein, Alexandrov, and Pudovkin maintained significant artistic autonomy despite the state's efforts to harness cinema as a tool of mass agitation. The book explores the tension between the Soviet film industry's artisanal methods and the more industrial approach of Hollywood studios. Belodubrovskaya sheds light on how even those in positions of power, such as Josef Stalin, struggled to exert complete control over the creative process. This study provides new insights into the complex relationship between art and politics during a pivotal period in Soviet history.
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