On March 11, 1990, Lithuania became the first of the three Baltic states to declare independence, initiating the collapse of the Soviet Union. Lithuanian-American director and artist Jonas Mekas used his video camera to film the newscasts and TV footage aired in the US from 1989 to 1991. This book, Transcript 04 44’ 14” Lithuania and the Collapse of the USSR, contains a full transcript of the five-hour-long film, showing the key events and figures and the opinions being voiced in those crucial days. It is therefore a historical document to study how American media narrated and interpreted the fall of the Soviet Union. Since Jonas Mekas never wrote screenplays to make his movies, the book is also a crucial tool for understanding the filming and editing process adopted by one of the fathers of avant-garde cinema.
Transcript 04 44' 14'' Lithuania and the collapse of USSR. Ediz. inglese e lituana
Ragazzi, Francesco;
2019-01-01
Abstract
On March 11, 1990, Lithuania became the first of the three Baltic states to declare independence, initiating the collapse of the Soviet Union. Lithuanian-American director and artist Jonas Mekas used his video camera to film the newscasts and TV footage aired in the US from 1989 to 1991. This book, Transcript 04 44’ 14” Lithuania and the Collapse of the USSR, contains a full transcript of the five-hour-long film, showing the key events and figures and the opinions being voiced in those crucial days. It is therefore a historical document to study how American media narrated and interpreted the fall of the Soviet Union. Since Jonas Mekas never wrote screenplays to make his movies, the book is also a crucial tool for understanding the filming and editing process adopted by one of the fathers of avant-garde cinema.
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