
The Films of Aleksandr Rou
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Deftly navigating the shifting ideological landscapes of the Stalin, Khrushchev and Brezhnev eras, Rou created an idiosyncratic succession of weird, witty and wonderful films that celebrated and perpetuated the nation's folkloric traditions while constantly refreshing them for new generations of appreciative young audiences. In English-speaking countries, by contrast, Rou's films remain relatively little known. With streaming platforms now increasing their accessibility to western viewers, this book provides a timely introduction to his unique and exhilarating blend of mirth and magic.
'This book takes us on a journey through the fairy-tale films of Alexander Rou, one of the Soviet Union's most prolific and inventive filmmakers of the genre. Deborah Allison's always engaging and enjoyable writing provides the cultural and technical contexts as she reveals the features that make up Rou's personal style, whilst also highlighting the narratives, actors and special effects in Rou's work. To put it in fairy-tale language: this is a beautifully woven carpet, whose intricate pattern emerges as we read and takes us on a flight into Rou's fairy-tale world.'
-Birgit Beumers, Professor emerita in Film Studies, Aberystwyth University
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'[Allison] arranges her coverage of Rou's work by political period and carefully shows how each group of films responded to the demands of the time. Thus, this book will be useful not only to those who wish to know more about this little known, but very important, filmmaker and his contribution to Soviet cinema, but also to those interested in politics and how they impacted the Soviet artistic world.' -- Natalie Kononenko, Studies in Russian and Soviet CinemaMore details
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Introduction: The Storyteller A Cinema for the Millions: The Pre-War Fairy Tales and Socialist Realism
The Magic Fish (1938)
Vasilisa the Beautiful (1939)
The Little Humpback Horse (1941)
The War Years and 'The Enemy'
Fighting Film-Collection No. 7 (1941)
Kashchei the Immortal (1945)
The Film Famine and After: Exile from Fairyland
The Tale of Tsar Saltan (uncompleted)
The Documentaries: Artek (1949), A Day of Wonderful Impressions (1949) and in the Crimea (1950)
May Night (1952)
Secret of the Mountain Lake (1954)
A Precious Gift (1956)
Fairy Tales, Folklore and Fantasy as Modern Texts in the Thaw
New Adventures of Puss in Boots (1958)
The Magic Weaver (1959)
Cinderella (1960)
The Night before Christmas (1961)
The Kingdom of Crooked Mirrors (1963)
Late-Career Fairy Tales: The 'Storyteller' Quartet
Jack Frost (1964)
Through Fire, Water and ... Brass Pipes (1968)
Barbara the Fair with the Silken Hair (1969)
Golden Horns (1972)
Epilogue: Rou's Legacy
A Posthumous Production: Finist - The Bright Falcon (1975)
The People's Artist
Filmography
Bibliography
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