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As the first essay in a series of "ongoing exploration of Soviet filmmaking as a practice of worldbuilding through mass-culture," Y. Katzman provides a comparison of progress narratives in Soviet film director Shepitko’s Heat (1963) and Farewell (1983). oldworldreview.com/2025/06/06/c...

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Celluloid Union #1 – Progress Narratives in Shepitko’s Heat (1963) and Farewell (1983) Celluloid Union is an ongoing exploration of Soviet filmmaking as a practice of worldbuilding through mass-culture. For the toiling peoples of Moscow’s 20th-century empire and its worldwide admirer… https://oldworldreview.com/2025/06/06/celluloid-union-1-progress-narratives-in-shepitkos-heat-1963-and-farewell-1983/