Books by Josephine Woll

Arguably the first masterpiece of post-Stalin cinema, "The Cranes Are Flying" combined several cinematic trends, such as the choice of the World War II for hero-images, and the preference for private emotional truth over political rhetoric. This study analyzes the film in depth.

This text investigates and analyzes Soviet cinema of "the thaw", from the aftermath of Stalin's death in 1953 to the late 1960s, during Khruschev's rule. Josephine Woll explains how Soviet industry and film-makers strove to satisfy audiences' hunger for films, whilst accommodating politics.