The Phantom Holocaust Soviet Cinema and Jewish Catastrophe |
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Author:
| Gershenson, Olga |
Series title: | Jewish Cultures of the World Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-8135-6181-3 |
Publication Date: | Sep 2013 |
Publisher: | Rutgers University Press
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | AUD $202.40 |
Book Description:
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Focusing on work by both celebrated and unknown Soviet directors and screenwriters, this is the first book written about all Soviet narrative films dealing with the Holocaust from 1938 to 1991. In addition to studying the completed films, it analyzes the projects that were banned at various stages of production. Archival research and in-depth interviews are used to tell the stories of filmmakers who found authentic ways to represent the Holocaust in the face of official...
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Focusing on work by both celebrated and unknown Soviet directors and screenwriters, this is the first book written about all Soviet narrative films dealing with the Holocaust from 1938 to 1991. In addition to studying the completed films, it analyzes the projects that were banned at various stages of production. Archival research and in-depth interviews are used to tell the stories of filmmakers who found authentic ways to represent the Holocaust in the face of official silencing.