Soviet Film Expeditions of the 1930's through the Eyes of Greater Tokyo Inhabitants
Abstract
The early 1930's were a turning point in the history of Japan and its cinema. The transition to the sound film, the rapid development of documentary genre and use of it for propaganda purposes took place in the context of the filmmakers' interest to the experience of Soviet cinema, its highly expressive editing, documentary style and ideological partiality. The sound documentary «Greater Tokyo» (1932) by V. Shneiderov was created in these years. The film has been forgotten for a long time due to various reasons. The author tries to return the film into the historical context of the early 1930's and analyze the perception of Soviet documentaries in the pre-war Japan.
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Review
For citations:
Fyodorova A.A. Soviet Film Expeditions of the 1930's through the Eyes of Greater Tokyo Inhabitants. Vestnik VGIK. 2013;5(4(18)):21-28. (In Russ.)
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