Description |
1 online resource (x, 251 pages) : illustrations, portraits |
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text file |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Summary |
"The complexities and paradoxes of the Bulgarian film industry during the era of Communist rule (1945-1989) are explored ... This influential industry was mobilized for the needs of the state. During its creation and development, cultural institutions and those involved in film production operated within a relatively closed system, based on rewards and punishments imposed by the Communist bureaucratic apparatus. Sub-textual content in films produced in Bulgaria during this period highlights the attitude of the elite towards the regime. Understanding this multifaceted relationship helps explain why so many intellectuals found the film industry to be an attractive field in which to work, and decided to remain loyal to the regime instead of leaving or openly rebelling against it. This work challenges the historiographical perception that the arts in the Eastern Bloc during the Cold War were largely unsuccessful vehicles of propaganda and dissent. By using a comparative methodological approach, the cinema arts in the East and West are shown following similar paths despite the Iron Curtain."--Provided by publisher. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Motion pictures -- Bulgaria -- History.
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Motion pictures. |
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Bulgaria. |
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History. |
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Motion picture industry -- Bulgaria -- History.
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Motion picture industry. |
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Communism and motion pictures -- Bulgaria.
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Communism and motion pictures. |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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Other Form: |
Print version: 9781443829700 |
ISBN |
9781443830195 (electronic book) |
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1443830194 (electronic book) |
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9781443829700 (hardback) |
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1443829706 (hardback) |
Standard No. |
9786613142818 |
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