With the coming of glasnost to the Soviet Union, filmmakers began to explore previously forbidden themes, and distributors released films that were suppressed by pre-glasnost-era censors. Soviet cinema underwent a revolution, one that mirrors and helps interpret the social revolution that took place throughout the USSR. Glasnost—Soviet Cinema Responds is the first overall survey of the effects of this revolution on the work of Soviet filmmakers and their films. The book is structured as a series of three essays and a filmography of the directors of glasnost cinema. The first essay,'The Age of Perestroika,'describes the changes that occurred in Soviet cinema as it freed itself from the legacy of Stalinism and socialist realism. It also considers the influence of film educator and director Mikhail Romm.'Youth in Turmoil'takes a sociological look at films about youth, the most dynamic and socially revealing of glasnost-era productions.'Odysseys in Inner Space'charts a new direction in Soviet cinema as it focuses on the inner world of individuals. The filmography includes thirty-three of the most significant glasnost-era directors, including Tengiz Abuladze, Karen Shakhnazarov, and Sergei Soloviev, with a comprehensive list of their films. Discussions of many individual films, such as Repentance, The Messenger Boy, and The Wild Pigeon, and interviews with the directors reveal the effects that glasnost and perestroika have had on the directors'lives and art. Contents......Page 6 Illustrations......Page 8 Preface: Recent Soviet Film — One Critic's Choice......Page 10 1. The Age Of Perestroika......Page 14 Purging Stalin's Chost From The Film Industry......Page 18 The Romm Connection......Page 24 Beyond the Year of the Rabbit......Page 30 2. Youth in Turmoil......Page 32 The New Raskolnikov: Dostoevsky Revisited......Page 37 What Do You Want to Do with Your Life, Ivan Miroshnikov?......Page 41 Looking Back: The Orphans (1977), Ivan Brovkin (1955, 1959)......Page 45 Directors with Commitment......Page 47 3. Odysseys in Inner Space......Page 50 Gherman's Time Machine......Page 54 Soloviev's Parable Of Hope......Page 58 The Imperfect Hero......Page 63 Vadim Abdrashitov......Page 70 Tengiz Abuladze......Page 72 Alexander Askoldov......Page 75 Rolan Bykov......Page 76 Grigori Chukhrai......Page 77 Ceorgi Danelia......Page 78 Nana Djordjadze......Page 80 Alexei Gherman......Page 82 Lana Gogoberidze......Page 84 Nikolai Gubenko......Page 85 Yuri Kara......Page 87 Elem Klimov......Page 89 Andrei Konchalovsky......Page 91 Vyacheslav Kristofovich......Page 92 Irakli Kvirikadze......Page 94 Leida Laius......Page 98 Konstantin Lopushansky......Page 99 Nikita Mikhalkov......Page 102 Kira Muratova......Page 104 Valeri Ogorodnikov......Page 110 Tolomush Okeyev......Page 113 Gleb Panfilov......Page 117 Sergei Paradjanov......Page 119 Vasili Pichul......Page 123 Yuri Podnieks......Page 124 Eldar Ryazanov......Page 126 Karen Shakhnazarov......Page 129 Eldar Shengelaya......Page 130 Georgi Shengelaya......Page 131 Larisa Shepitko......Page 134 Andrei Smirnov......Page 135 Alexander Sokurov......Page 136 Sergei Soloviev......Page 139 2. Youth in Turmoil......Page 142 4. Directors of Glasnost......Page 143 Index......Page 146 The first overall survey of the effects of glasnost on the work of Soviet filmmakers and their films.
