1st Edition
Western Cinema in the USSR The Distribution and Reception of Trophy Films after WWII
By Kristina Tanis
Copyright 2026
194 Pages
20 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
194 Pages
20 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Trophy films seized from the German film archive at the end of the Second World War were widely screened in Soviet cinemas. This monograph is the first dedicated study of these films, investigating their history in the USSR through three main perspectives: seizure and translocation, economic exploitation and reception.
Drawing on extensive archival research, this book examines the mechanisms... Read more
Introduction Part 1: Translocation 1. Translocation of film collections 2. Third Reich Cinema in the USSR 3. Hollywood, Legality and Diplomacy in the Early Cold War Part 2: Exploitation 4. Soviet Film Distribution and Exhibition 5. Were They Popular?: Towards Film Statistics Part 3: Reception 6. Soviet Reception of Western films 7. Trophy films in late Soviet and post-Soviet memory 8. Conclusion
Biography
Kristina Tanis is Associate Professor of Cultural Studies at the Higher School of Economics (HSE University) in Moscow, Russia.
