Sergei Paradjanov: Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors (Kinosputniks, 2) - Softcover

First, Joshua

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1783207094 ISBN 13: 9781783207091

Publisher: Intellect Ltd, 2016

Synopsis

Released in 1965, Sergei Paradjanov’s Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors is a landmark of Soviet-era cinema—yet, because its emphasis on folklore and mysticism in traditional Carpathian Hutsul culture broke with Soviet realism, it caused Paradjanov to be blacklisted soon after its release.
            This book is the first full-length companion to the film. In addition to a synopsis of the plot and a close analysis of the many levels of symbolism in the film, it offers a history of the film’s legendarily troubled production process (which included Paradjanov challenging a cinematographer to a duel). The book closes with an account of the film’s reception by critics, ordinary viewers, and Soviet officials, and the numerous controversies that have kept it a subject of heated debate for decades. An essential companion to a fascinating, complicated work of cinema art, this book will be invaluable to students, scholars, and regular film buffs alike.
 

About this title

About the Author:

Joshua First is the Croft Associate Professor of History and International Studies at the Croft Institute for International Studies at the University of Mississippi.
 

About this edition

• Publisher: Intellect Ltd
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1783207094
• ISBN 13: 9781783207091
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 112