Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. ABBREVIATIONS ix
4. NOTE ON TRANSLITERATION xi
5. INTRODUCTION A Proto-and Protean Filmmaker 1
6. 1 A MOBILE CAREER 19
7. 2 THE POLITICS OF LITERARY ADAPTATION 47
8. 3 REVOLUTIONARY(-ERA) TRADITIONALISM 74
9. 4 ABROAD AT HOME 109
10. 5 MAKING COMEDY SERIOUS 135
11. 6 THE DIDACTIC VOICE FROM TOLSTOY TO LENIN 160
12. CONCLUSION 186
13. SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY 193
14. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 197
15. NOTES 199
16. BIBLIOGRAPHY 217
17. INDEX 225
18. ABOUT THE AUTHOR 235