Western Cinema on the Pages of the Soviet Screen Magazine (1969–1985): Biographies and Portraits of Western Actors and Directors

Based on content analysis (in the context of the historical, socio-cultural and political situation, etc.) of texts published during the "stagnant" period of the Soviet Screen magazine (1969)(1970)(1971)(1972)(1973)(1974)(1975)(1976)(1977)(1978)(1979)(1980)(1981)(1982)(1983)(1984)(1985), the authors came to the conclusion that the principle of choosing cinematic personalities to paint portraits of Western actors and directors in 1969-1985 remained stable in the Soviet Screen.This magazine readily wrote about "progressive filmmakers" who went unnoticed in negative statements against the USSR and participation in anti-Soviet films.Especially if these filmmakers came to the Moscow International Festival and spoke positively about the Soviet Union.One of the favorite subjects of the Soviet Screen within the framework of foreign themes is Western actors as "victims of Hollywood", evidence of the "tragedy of the artist in the bourgeois world."But if any of the famous Western actors was involved in the creation of anti-Soviet films and/or films "glorifying the American military," the magazine could strike him with "heavy artillery" on its pages.However, there were many less politicized articles about Western actors on the pages of the magazine.As for interviews with Western filmmakers, as in previous years, the Soviet Screen magazine selected interlocutors from among the most "progressive artists."For example, among American filmmakers, the first place was given to Stanley Kramer.The progressive political position was also emphasized in interviews with Sydney Pollack, Norman Jewison, Ellen Burstyn, Jessica Lange and other Western directors and actors.In general, during the period 1969-1985, the ideological positions of the Soviet Screen magazine remained unchanged.