World Socialist Cinema: Alliances, Affinities, and Solidarities in the Global Cold War

World Socialist Cinema is a transnational film history that provides a new framework for understanding the cinematic cultures of twentieth-century socialism. It illustrates the circulation of films between the Soviet Bloc and the Global South in the mid- to late twentieth century, challenging Eurocentric narratives.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 388 pages
Publication date: 13 June 2023
Publisher: University of California Press

In this expansive transnational film history, renowned scholar Masha Salazkina offers a groundbreaking new framework for comprehending the cinematic cultures of twentieth-century socialism. Drawing from the vast array of films showcased at the Tashkent International Festival of Cinemas of Asia, Africa, and Latin America in the 1960s and 1970s, World Socialist Cinema meticulously charts the circulation of films between the Soviet Bloc and the countries of the Global South during the mid- to late twentieth century. Through detailed illustrations of distribution networks, festival circuits, and informal channels, this film history sheds light on the intricate web of artistic and intellectual exchange that flourished across international boundaries. Building upon decades of diligent archival research, this long-awaited film history challenges prevailing narratives rooted in Eurocentrism, nationalism, and regionalism, offering an alternative perspective situated outside the confines of the capitalist West.

Weight: 638g
Dimension: 153 x 230 x 28 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780520393752