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Lee, Christopher (2019)

An Angel Sent By God, Or A Servant Of The Devil- An Analysis Of Russian Cinematic Portrayals Of Grigory Rasputin

Master thesis | Russian and Eurasian Studies (MA)

This thesis desires to undertake an analysis of Russian cinematic portrayals of Grigory Rasputin. It attempts to build upon David Gillespie's conviction that the Russian historical film is just as apt at detailing the present as the past, and so the analysis of each film hopes to highlight how the relevant portrayal of Rasputin can also reflect the political intricacies around the time of the film's production. The thesis first looks at Elem Klimov's film 'Agonia' from 1975. It then details Irakli Kvirikadze's 2012 film 'Rasputin.' Lastly, the thesis sees an analysis of Andrey Malyukov's 8 part TV series entitled 'Grigory R' from 2014.

Rasputin

Russian Cinema

Elem Klimov

Vladimir Mashkov

Gerard Depardieu

Slavoj Zizek

Giorgio Agamben

Andrey Malyukov

Author

Lee, Christopher

Faculty

Faculty of Humanities

Specialisation

Russian and Eurasian Studies

Supervisors

Boele, Otto

ECTS Credits

20

Language

en