The sad comedy of Elʹdar Riazanov : an introduction to Russia's most popular filmmaker /
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| Author / Creator: | MacFadyen, David, 1964- |
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| Imprint: | Montreal ; Ithaca : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2003. |
| Description: | vi, 283 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5053680 |
Table of Contents:
- Pt. 1. Tragicomedy
- 1. Psychoanalysis in the Soviet Union
- Pt. 2. Ideology
- 2. Ideology versus Diffidence, Not Dissidence (Carnival Night; The Garage)
- 3. Ideology Faces the Horrors of Its Opposite (Dear Elena Sergeevna; Forgotten Melody for a Flute)
- Pt. 3. Sadness
- 4. The Difficult Birth of Tragicomedy (The Man from Nowhere; The Retiring Rebels)
- 5. Can Materialism Be Challenged by Melancholy? (Look Out for the Car!; A Train Station for Two)
- Pt. 4. Fear
- 6. "A Wave of Fear Ran through My Body..." (The Prediction)
- 7. The Dignity of Risk (Say a Kind Word for the Poor Hussar; The Hussar's Ballad; The Old Hags)
- Pt. 5. Hope and Desire
- 8. Insignificance as Salvation (The Promised Skies; The Zigzag of Fortune; Give Me the Complaints Book! The Incredible Adventures of Italians in Russia)
- Pt. 6. Love
- 9. "I Love You!" "What a Ridiculous Decision!" (A Cruel Romance; The Girl with No Address; An Office Romance)
- 10. Love and the Adventures of Lunacy (The Irony of Fate; Hello, Nitwits!)
- Conclusion: Western Notions and Witty Words.
