Early Cinema in Russia and Its Cultural Reception

by Yuri Tsivian

Book Overview

Early Cinema in Russia chronicles one of the great lost periods in cinema history, that of Pre-Revolutionary Russia. In contrast to standard film histories, Yuri Tsivian focuses on reflected images: it features the historical film-goer and early writings on film as well as examining the physical elements of cinematic performance.

"Tsivian casts a probing beam of illumination into some of the most obscure areas of film history. And the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226814262
• ISBN13: 9780226814261
• Release Date: August 1998
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"