Russia

Tarkovsky’s Musical Aesthetic in the Context of the Sonic Arts

Florian Hollerweger places Tarkovsky's scores within the 20th century tradition of musicalizing everyday sounds.

Alexey Izmalkov identifies various compromises in Russian cinema's musical quest for identity.

Pantelis Lykoudis analyzes Eduard Artemyev's compositional approach through the lens of his collaboration with Tarkovsky.

Rachel Stauffer brings out the reconciliatory pretensions of Kryzhovnikov's blockbuster.

Wolfgang Thiel retraces the development of the Soviet musical.

Maxim Plokhikh examines the iconic role of Soviet musician Viktor Tsoi on screen.

Oliver Banatvala addresses the iconoclastic tendencies of this short cinematic collage.

Anzhelika Artyukh presents the late photography of Evgeny Yufit on the occasion of our special issue on Parallel Cinema.

A key figure of the 1980s underground film movement in the Soviet Union explains his artistic approach.

In the 1980s, Boris Yukhananov launched a series of VHS films that introduces his concept of "fatal editing".