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KINOfiles Filmmakers'C ompanions
GeneraEld itoRirc:h ardT aylor
Writtfoern cineasatnedss tudents aanldib kuei,l dionngt hea chievemeonft s
theKI NOfiles FilCmo mpaniontsh,eKI NOfilesF ilmmakeCrosm'p anioanrse
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interespteionpglw eh oh avpea rticipianRt uesds iacni nemfrao m itbse ginnings
tot hep reseEnatc.h KI NOfilee xamintehsec areoefro nefi lmmakeorr,g rouopf
filmmakerisnt, h ec onteoxftb othR ussiaann dw orlcdi nemaKI.N Ofiles also
include sotfup deioepslw eh oh avbee eanc tiivnet hec inemaofst heo ther countries
thaotn cefo rmed paorftt heS ovieUtn ion,a sw elals o fe migrfiel mmakers
workinignt heR ussiatnr adition.
KINOfilesfo rm a parotf KI NO: TheR ussiaCni nemSae ries.
FilmmakeCrosm'p anions:
i NikiMtiak halkov BirgBietu mers
2 AlexandMeerd vedkin Emma Widdis
3 Dmitri Shostakovich JohnR iley
4 KirMau ratova JaneA .T aubman
FilmC ompanions:
TheB attlesPhoitpe mkin RichardT aylor
2 TheM anw itthh Meo viCea mera GrahamR oberts
3 Burntb yt hSeu n BirgiBte umers
4 Repentance DenisYeo ungbloaondd J osephiWnoel l
5 BedandS ofa JuliGarna ffy
6 Mirror NatashSay nessios
7 TheC ranes FlAyrien g JosephiWnoel l
8 LittlVee ra FranBke ardow
9 Ivatnh Tee rrible JoanN euberger
10 The Endo fS tP.e tersburg VancKeep leyJ,r .
11 Chapaev JuliGarna ffy
12 Stormo veArs ia Amy Sargeant
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH:
A LIFEI N FILM
JOHN RILEY
KINOfiles FilmCmoampkaenri3so 'n
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Contents
LisotfI llustrations vi
Preface vii
Aclmowledgements viii
Notoen T ransliteration ix
Introdu1c09t6-i1o29n8E:,a rLliyfa en Wdo rks 1
1 BewaorfMe u si(c91 2-91933P)o:oC ro mlubutsoT heC ounterpla6n
2 Intelltiotg hiMebi llel i(o91n3-s419 39A)n:ka a rH-earto f
TurkteyoTh eG reCaitt izen 22
3 Inter(l91u3-d9e19 42:T )heS iylL litMtoluest eoTh e
Adveensotf uK orrzinkina 4 7
4 War and C(ol14d93 -9W15a3rZ) a:yta ot hDee atohfS talin 51
5 AnU ncerTthaai(wn9 1 5-4196:2T )heS onogft hRei vteros
Cheemrushki 77
6 Endga(m91e6 -41975H)am:l ettoK inLge ar 94
7 Legacy 180
Notes 131
CurricVuiltuame 192
Filmography 141
FurtRheeard ing 194
LisotfI llustrations
1 SoveetksarknSi:hi ostaktohvoiucghoh'ncts is n em1a29 9i n 8
2 NewB aboynlt:h eem ptrye stauunrdatenhrtr freoatmt he
Prussians 9
3 Alon'eHo:wG ooLdi efW ilBle' ! A-ni ronic coonlm imfeen t
int hAlet ai 13
4 TheG oldMeounn tatihnpeser :sb so ofkae,t uring
Shostakmouvsi(icccho 'usr otfBe FsISy p ecCioalll ections1)6
5 TheC ountaenrpal:lp lr oblaermrese soblyvr eedt urtnowi onrgk 19
6 Lovaen Hda ted:e spaatti hrte r eatmmeetneotdu b ty t hWeh ites2 4
7 TheY outohfM aximt:hm ei dnisglheti gh ride 27
8 TheV yborgSi dMea:x ilme atdhsae s saountl htwe i ncee llars 44
9 ZoyaZ:o ya's vpeunrhtsisufrs eu rs tration 53
10P irovg:aom alevoaluednitee njncyoesP irogov's
faildeedm onstration 61
11Th eF allo fB er:l' iGlnortyot hGer eSatta ,lr iena'ds
thbea nn'eGrl;ot roSy t a,ls'ii nntghsce h oir 69
12Th eU nforgtetaYebalr1e9 19R:a chmaninmouvsiliaecna t dhse
trooipnstb oa ttle 74
13Th eG afldy:m ussihco wArsth utrh mea lignoafrn eclyi gion 81
14C heemrush'lkIii av:le al l onalew,a aylso lniedk,re ly a nd
surroubnywd aetde- rA'm omentsaardyn ess 91
15K inLge atrh:ye u ordyi,wv itthh lea (smtu siwcoarld) 160
Praecfe
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Shotsakovwircoh(t ea nndo t every ocnoem mwea,nbr tur)aatln oltfh s i s
origfiilnmas lc oraeriesn cdleudw,i th comomnte hnpeto sl itaincpdae lr
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cueAlss.oi ncluadrseeod m e filtmhausts e mhuissi cs oamnpedr ojtehcatts
hew ast ow orokn b utfo,rw haterveears doinnd,o t.
A barbariawni-taahd r rtoiwsbstry u sh
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Acknowledgements
Myfi rstth anmkussg tot oR ichard Taylor, JuBleiuamne rGsr,a ffy, Birgit
EmmanuUetwilll ero ft hCee ntCrheoa sktoviitnPc ahra insad ll a tL BT.a usr.i
Thanks toD uncaPne trieC oalnMinda ccathbeeb ,o okke'rsbn eeglua nnd er
thaeu spiocfte hsBe F Is tarffe asrecshc hemBeey.o ntdh atth,fre i ends,
relatcioolnlse,aa ngaduc eqsu ainltiasnbtceeeldsop wr ovi(dkendo wionrg ly
noti)n formattiroann,s lcaotnievornssa,ti inovntisit,oa snusg,g esatnido ns
diegsrsiaosn sw,e mlalt earspi raalc,t pihcyacslai,l sapnidr ihteulaapnl d
adviCcoel.l eaagttu heBesr itUinsihv erFsiiltamin eds VCiodueno cainld,
formecro lleaatgt uhBeers i tFiislIhmn sti(tBuF,tIK e)e nzo oAhSm,e rgio
AngeliNneiiE,ld munDdasv,iF da nniMnagr,Fk i tz-GSetraanlFldoe,ry m an,
DereHku lmPea,u Iln graAlemx,a nder IEvdawsahkirJndo, h nson, Emma
Ker(rB osoeayn dH awkse)P,e tLeurn din, MGceBruarrnAdel yaM,ne rcer
(ediotfDo SrCH )M,i chMaieslh Jraan,Me ota Nta,t aNlioau ssiMnaorvai,a nne
OpeSna,ffr oPna rker, PAnhiltliphosRin,cy h ard DPalvePiaodku ,n tSnyelyv,i e
PraMsa,r ePky tel, SheDladvoiRilnde yRiW., c Mha,r Rko bePritlsRa,or d as,
IriAnnat onSohvoas takMoavxiicDmhm ,i triSehvsoitcahk oPveiSrck ha,n s,
alla tt hSeo cifoerCt oyo perianRt uisosnai naSdno vSiteutd JiaenTsea,b u man,
Fiona WKaalrleWener le,ln J,o hnW hitJeo,s epWhoil,nlA en drYeowu dell.
Needlteoss asy mitshtea kaerse mIih noepI.eh avree membeevreerdy one
antdh atth ewriebl lea notehdeirt tioao lnl moewt oc orraencoyt v ertssi.g h
Spectihaalng kots oM eliTshsbeao .o cka mteo geattahd eirffi cmuolmte nt
inm yl ife,h esrau npdp aonrdut n derstaalnldoinmwgee t doc ontiIntiu se .
toh etrh aIt dediitc.a te
JohnR iley
Notoen T ransliteration
Translifrtoemrt ahtCeiy ornit lotl hiLeca tailnp haibaspe etr ennpiraolb lem
forw ritoenrR su sssiuajbnce tIsh .a voep tfoerda d uasly st.Ie ntm htee xt
Ih avues etdh Lei broafr y Cgorsness yst(ewmi thdoiuatcs r)ib,tu Iith c ave
brokaewna y froms ytsht(ieasm) wahR euns sniaamne ahc alseE anrg hl is
vers(ieo.Mnga .r iian stoefMa adr iAlieax,a ndienrs toefAla edk sandr); (b)
wheanR ussinaanm hea asn a ccepEtnegdls ipsehl olrin gw,Rh uesns inaanm es
aroef G ermaonriicg( ien.M ge.y erholdo finM setieear'dkd hE;oi lsenstein
instoefEa idz ensh(tcwe)hi enan)R ;u ssniaamnee n disn- ioir- yit,h iiss
replabcyae s di n-gyl( ee .Dgos.t vosekfoyr)a s urnaamneads in-gilfo era
firnsatm (ee .Ggr.i gSoerrig,.Ie nti h)sec hlaoralpyp arIa thuasv e taod hered
thLei broafrC yo ngress( wsiydtsihta ecmr foirtt ihsceps e)c ialist.
