Performing femininity : woman as performer in early Russian cinema /

Performing femininity : woman as performer in early Russian cinema /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Morley, Rachel, author.
Imprint:	London ; New York, NY : I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd, 2017. ©2017
Description:	xv, 288 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	KINO: the Russian and Soviet cinema series KINO, the Russian and Soviet cinema series.
Subject:	Motion pictures -- Russia (Federation) Women in motion pictures. Motion pictures and women -- Russia. Motion pictures. Motion pictures and women. Women in motion pictures. Russia. Russia (Federation)
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10944623

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ISBN:	9781784531591 1784531596 9781786720580 9781786730589
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 260-273) and index. Filmography: pages 274-278.
Summary:	From Oriental dancers to ballerinas and opera singers, the figure of the female performer is ubiquitous in the cinema of pre-Revolutionary Russia. From Romashkov's Stenka Razin (1908), to Viskovsky's The Last Tango (1918), the female performer remains central. In this groundbreaking new study, Morley argues that early Russian film-makers used the character of the female performer to explore key contemporary concerns from changing conceptions of femininity and the emergence of the so-called New Woman, to broader questions concerning gender identity. Morley also reveals that the film-makers used this archetype of femininity to experiment and develop a unique cinematic language.

Table of Contents:

List of Illustrations
General Editors' Preface
Acknowledgements
Note on Transliteration
Introduction
1. The Oriental Dancer
2. The Peasant Girl and the Boyar's Ward
3. The Opera Singer
4. From the Oriental Dancer to the Tango-Woman
5. The Gypsy Dancer
6. From the Ballerina to the Early Modern Dancer
7. The Actress
Conclusion
Coda
Notes
Bibliography
Filmography
Index