Yves Montand in the USSR [electronic resource] : Cultural Diplomacy and Mixed Messages / by Mila Oiva, Hannu Salmi, Bruce Johnson.

Oiva, Mila.
Yves Montand in the USSR
Erişim Adresi
ISBN
9783030690489
Dil Kodu
İngilizce
Yer Numarası
EK/6233
Yazar
Basım Bildirimi
1st ed. 2021.
Yayın Bilgisi
Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2021.
Fiziksel Niteleme
XVI, 234 p. 42 illus., 4 illus. in color. online resource.
İçindekiler Notu
1. Chapter 1: Introduction -- 2. Chapter 2: 1956 – The International Background -- 3. Chapter 3: The Soviet Thaw and Cultural Diplomacy -- 4. Chapter 4: Biography: Ivo Livi and Yves Montand -- 5. Chapter 5: Preparations, Hesitations and Decisions -- 6. Chapter 6: The Construction and Reception of Montand’s Public Image -- 7. Chapter 7: The Film Yves Montand Sings -- 8. Chapter 8: The Music: Lost in Translation -- 9. Chapter 9: Conclusions.
Özet, vb.
This volume is the first book-length account of Yves Montand’s controversial tour of the Soviet Union at the turn of the years 1956/57. It traces the mixed messages of this internationally visible act of cultural diplomacy in the middle of the turbulent Cold War. It also provides an account of the celebrated French singer-actor’s controversial career, his dedication to music and to peace activism, as well as his widespread fandom in the USSR. The book describes the political background for the events of the year 1956, including the changing Soviet atmosphere after Stalin’s death, portrays the rising transnational stardom of Montand in the 1940s and 1950s, and explores the controversies aroused by his plan to visit Moscow after the Hungarian Uprising. The book pays particular attention to Montand’s reception in the USSR and his concert performances, drawing on unique archival material and oral history interviews, and analyses the documentary Yves Montand Sings (1957) released immediately after his visit.
Konu
Cultural policy.
Motion pictures __ History.
Ethnology __ Europe.
Culture.
Music.
Popular Culture.
Civilization __ History.
Cultural Policy and Politics.
Film and TV History.
European Culture.
Music.
Popular Culture.
Cultural History.