East side story /

A documentary that unveils a part of film history until now unknown in the west: Soviet and eastern bloc communist musicals. Featuring hearty peasants and workers singing and dancing their way through fields and factories, these Hollywood-style musicals interpret American escapism in socialist terms...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Anda Films (Firm), Westdeutscher Rundfunk, Docstar (Firm), Studio Canal+, Kino International Corporation
Other Authors:	Ranga, Dana
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English Multiple languages
Language Notes:	Narration in English, interviews and songs in various languages with English subtitles.
Published:	New York, NY : Kino International Corp., [2000]
Subjects:	Musical films > Soviet Union > History and criticism. Musical films > Europe, Eastern > History and criticism. Propaganda, Communist > Soviet Union. Propaganda, Communist > Europe, Eastern. Documentary films. Motion pictures, German. Foreign films.

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Summary:	A documentary that unveils a part of film history until now unknown in the west: Soviet and eastern bloc communist musicals. Featuring hearty peasants and workers singing and dancing their way through fields and factories, these Hollywood-style musicals interpret American escapism in socialist terms.
Item Description:	A foreign film (Germany). Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (78 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert.
Format:	DVD.
Production Credits:	Directed by Dana Ranga ; produced in association with WDR with the participation of DocStar/Canal+ ; produced by Andrew Horn ; written by Dana Ranga and Andrew Horn ; cinematography, Mark Daniels ; editing, Guido Krajewski.