The Sad Comedy of à l'dar Riazanov: An Introduction to Russia's Most Popular Filmmaker

MacFadyen, David

ISBN 10: 0773526366 / ISBN 13: 9780773526365

Published by McGill-Queen's University Press, 2003

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Sad Comedy of à l'dar Riazanov: An Introduction to Russia's Most Popular Filmmaker
• Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0773526366
• ISBN 13: 9780773526365
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

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.