Cinema of Soviet Kazakhstan 1925-1991

This monograph traces the history of Kazakh filmmaking from its conception as a Soviet cultural construction project to its peak as fully-fledged national cinema to its eventual re-imagining as an art-house phenomenon.

Peter Rollberg is professor of Slavic Languages, film studies, and international affairs at George Washington University.

Chapter 1: The First and Second Birth of Kazakhstani Cinema Chapter 2: Heroic Interlude in Alma-Ata Chapter 3: The Third Birth Chapter 4: The Mid-1950s: A Cautious Emancipation Chapter 5: En Route to Complexity I: Capturing the Present Chapter 6: En Route to Complexity II: Capturing the Past Chapter 7: The Searchings of Shaken Aimanov Chapter 8: Hits and Anti-Hits Chapter 9: The New Status Quo Chapter 10: State Cinema and Its Subversion Chapter 11: Crisis and Reconstruction Chapter 12: From Perestroika to Katastroika