This book explores evocations of and allusions to sexual desire in Soviet cinema, 1919-1991.
By deploying several lines of investigation - from the cult of the masculine, strong body in Stalinist cinema to the shifting signification of the naked body (male and female) in post-war cinema and to the display of a sexualised body in the late Soviet era - this book establishes the extent to which Soviet cinema actually did reveal sexuality. It also explores how external political and social factors impacted representation. Overall, the contributions challenge the narrative of Soviet cinema as an art form where the representation of sexuality was taboo and outline shifts in the concepts of the naked and sexualised body, of sexuality and sexual relationships.
This book will be of interest to scholars and researchers in the field of film studies, Slavic and Soviet studies, cultural studies, politics and gender studies.
| ISBN: | 9781032615325 |
| Publication date: | 18th July 2025 |
| Author: | Birgit Beumers, Catherine Géry, Eugénie Zvonkine |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 236 pages |
| Series: | Routledge Contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe Series |
| Genres: |
Media studies Regional / International studies European history |
This book explores evocations of and allusions to sexual desire in Soviet cinema, 1919-1991.
By deploying several lines of investigation - from the cult of the masculine, strong body in Stalinist cinema to the shifting signification of the naked body (male and female) in post-war cinema and to the display of a sexualised body in the late Soviet era - this book establishes the extent to which Soviet cinema actually did reveal sexuality. It also explores how external political and social factors impacted representation. Overall, the contributions challenge the narrative of Soviet cinema as an art form where the representation of sexuality was taboo and outline shifts in the concepts of the naked and sexualised body, of sexuality and sexual relationships.
This book will be of interest to scholars and researchers in the field of film studies, Slavic and Soviet studies, cultural studies, politics and gender studies.
Sexuality, Nudity and the Body in Soviet Cinema features in the following genres: Media studies, Regional / International studies, European history
Sexuality, Nudity and the Body in Soviet Cinema is available in Hardback
Sexuality, Nudity and the Body in Soviet Cinema was written by Birgit Beumers, Catherine Géry, Eugénie Zvonkine and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis
Sexuality, Nudity and the Body in Soviet Cinema has 236 pages
Yes it is part of Routledge Contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe Series series
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