Kino: A History of the Russian and Soviet Film
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"Kino: A History of the Russian and Soviet Film" is a seminal scholarly study that traces the artistic, political, and industrial development of cinema in Russia and the Soviet Union from its origins through the mid-20th century.
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| Kino: A History of the Russian and Soviet Film canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Kino: A History of the Russian and Soviet Film Context triple: [Jay Leyda, notableWork, Kino: A History of the Russian and Soviet Film]
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Kino: A New Art
"Kino: A New Art" is a seminal theoretical work by Soviet filmmaker Lev Kuleshov that helped define early film theory and the artistic principles of cinema.
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B.
“Discovering Cinema”
“Discovering Cinema” is a musical piece or movement from Ennio Morricone’s acclaimed score for the film *Cinema Paradiso*, reflecting the movie’s nostalgic and emotional themes.
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C.
Soviet montage school
The Soviet montage school was an influential early 20th-century film movement in the Soviet Union that emphasized dynamic editing and the collision of images to create meaning and emotional impact, shaping the theory and practice of cinema worldwide.
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D.
Histoire(s) du cinéma
Histoire(s) du cinéma is an experimental multi-part video essay by Jean-Luc Godard that explores the history and language of cinema through dense montage, commentary, and archival imagery.
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E.
Novy Mir
Novy Mir is a prominent Soviet and Russian literary magazine known for publishing influential and often controversial works, including Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn’s "One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kino: A History of the Russian and Soviet Film Target entity description: "Kino: A History of the Russian and Soviet Film" is a seminal scholarly study that traces the artistic, political, and industrial development of cinema in Russia and the Soviet Union from its origins through the mid-20th century.
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A.
Kino: A New Art
"Kino: A New Art" is a seminal theoretical work by Soviet filmmaker Lev Kuleshov that helped define early film theory and the artistic principles of cinema.
-
B.
“Discovering Cinema”
“Discovering Cinema” is a musical piece or movement from Ennio Morricone’s acclaimed score for the film *Cinema Paradiso*, reflecting the movie’s nostalgic and emotional themes.
-
C.
Soviet montage school
The Soviet montage school was an influential early 20th-century film movement in the Soviet Union that emphasized dynamic editing and the collision of images to create meaning and emotional impact, shaping the theory and practice of cinema worldwide.
-
D.
Histoire(s) du cinéma
Histoire(s) du cinéma is an experimental multi-part video essay by Jean-Luc Godard that explores the history and language of cinema through dense montage, commentary, and archival imagery.
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E.
Novy Mir
Novy Mir is a prominent Soviet and Russian literary magazine known for publishing influential and often controversial works, including Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn’s "One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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film history book ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | humanities ⓘ |
| author | Jay Leyda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| covers |
Alexander Dovzhenko
NERFINISHED
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Dziga Vertov NERFINISHED ⓘ Sergei Eisenstein NERFINISHED ⓘ Vsevolod Pudovkin NERFINISHED ⓘ directors of Soviet montage ⓘ |
| describedAs | seminal study of Russian and Soviet cinema ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
Russian studies
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Soviet studies ⓘ film studies ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
artistic development of Russian and Soviet cinema
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industrial development of Russian and Soviet film ⓘ political context of Russian and Soviet film ⓘ |
| genre |
cinema studies
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film history ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
archival research-based
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historical ⓘ |
| includes |
filmography
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historical documents ⓘ |
| influenced | Western scholarship on Soviet film ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Russian Empire film industry
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Russian cinema ⓘ Soviet cinema NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet film industry ⓘ film history ⓘ |
| notableFor |
comprehensive history of Russian and Soviet film
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detailed filmographic references ⓘ use of archival Soviet film materials ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| publisher |
George Allen & Unwin
NERFINISHED
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Macmillan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
1920s Soviet cinema
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Russian Revolution era ⓘ Stalin era cinema ⓘ mid-20th century ⓘ pre-revolutionary Russian cinema ⓘ |
| title | Kino: A History of the Russian and Soviet Film NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs |
reference work in Russian cinema studies
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university textbook in film history courses ⓘ |
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