Directory of World Cinema: Russia 2

Birgit Beumers is professor of film studies at Aberystwyth University, Wales. Her publications include Directory of World Cinema: Russia, A History of Russian Cinema, and, with Mark Lipovetsky, Performing Violence: Literary and Theatrical Experiments of New Russian Drama.

• AcknowledgementsIntroduction by the EditorFilm of the Year Rasskazy/Short Stories Interview with Mikhail SegalFestival FocusMoscow International Film FestivalDirectors Iakov Protazanov Vsevolod Pudovkin Aleksandr (Oleksandr) Dovzhenko Abram Room Lev Kuleshov Vasil’ev ‘Brothers’ Ivan Pyr’ev Grigorii Aleksandrov (Mormonenko) Mikhail Kalatozov (Kalatozishvili) Fedor Khitruk Elem Klimov Kira Muratova Stanislav Govorukhin Aleksei Iur’evich German Sergei Solov’ev Pavel Lungin Aleksandr Rogozhkin Aleksei BalabanovAdventure FilmBlockbustersScience FictionSequels & RemakesTelevision SeriesCold War Spy FilmsChernukhaAnimation D'AuteurDocumentary FilmRecommended ReadingRussian Cinema OnlineTest Your Knowledge

'Peppered with high-quality film stills and questions to consider while viewing, 'Directory of World Cinema: Russia' encourages its reader to hunt out lesser-known films and to revisit his/her favourites.'