Esfir Shub

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A welcome overview of the major themes and tactics of Shub's documentary practice, and of her reception in the West ... Sharp's description of the many moments when Shub lingers on female subjects allows the reader to imagine what her unrealised script for a film to be called Women might have looked like. * Studies in Russian and Soviet Cinema * The first book-length study about this extraordinarily important and surprisingly understudied figure of early Soviet cinema ... rooted in a remarkable pool of secondary and primary sources * The Russian Review * This fascinating and comprehensive study is the first book devoted to the career of a truly remarkable woman who pioneered the compilation documentary, contributed significantly to the Soviet avant-garde in its "golden age," and left behind an unmatched oeuvre of political documentaries. It will be the standard work on Shub and her films for years to come. * Denise Youngblood, Professor Emerita, University of Vermont, USA * At last, we have the scholarly monograph Esfir Shub so richly deserves. Sharp has done her subject proud. * Graham Roberts, Emeritus Professor, Leeds Trinity University, UK * Ilana Shub Sharp's book is a work of painstaking research and thoughtful scholarship that illuminates the life and career of Esfir Shub. More than that, it is a labour of love and, above all, a heartfelt plea for a proper appreciation not only of Shub's ground-breaking films but also of her vision, at once exhilarating and forlorn, of cinema's social mission. * James Donald, Emeritus Professor of Film Studies, University of New South Wales, Australia *