The transition from the liberal period to the new model of repression in late Stalinist cinema

Keywords: Cinema; Socio-cinematic history; USSR.

Abstract

Late Stalinism (1945-53) is recognized as the low point of Soviet cinema, qualitatively and quantitatively, with more precise, rapid and active censorship. The political engagement required by the regime, the absence of criticism, the dissemination of its agenda of interests, however, were neither immediate nor automatic. Despite the regime's support for Lysenko and his followers, and the subsequent series of scientific films that echoed his assumptions, theories and exponents, the majority of films released between 1945-48 remained silent and distant, preferring to make themselves attractive to the public. Eight scientific-themed films produced between 1946 and 1950 were selected, due to their directors and relevance to the vision of science or its absence (despite scientist protagonists). Marc Ferro's cinematographic socio-history apprehends, through these films, a society that frees itself from the control of the regime, and its needs to try to reimpose itself.

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Author Biography

Moisés Wagner Franciscon, Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR). Curitiba-PR, BR

Graduado, pós-graduado e mestre pela Universidade Estadual de Maringá (UEM). Doutorado pela Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR).

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Published
2024-09-24
How to Cite
Franciscon, M. W. (2024). The transition from the liberal period to the new model of repression in late Stalinist cinema. Dialogos, 28(1), 184-210. https://doi.org/10.4025/dialogos.v28i1.72380