«THE IMAGINARY RUSSIA» IN THE WORKS OF S.M. OVCHAROV

Issue: PROJECTS OF THE STATE FILM FUND OF RUSSIA FOR THE 80TH ANNIVERSARY OF VICTORY

About the author

Name: Anastasia Valerievna Avsyuk

Affiliation:
Organization: State Film Archive of Russia
Job title: Chief Art Historian of the Department of Analytical Support of Events and International Cooperation of the Analytical Department, State Film Archive of Russia

City, Country: Moscow, Russia

Abstract and keywords

Abstract: The article analyzes the embodiment of «the Imaginary Russia» in the works of film director Sergei Ovcharov. Using the example of the unrealized screenplay «The Little Humpbacked Horse» (Konyok-Gorbunok) and other works, the features of the director's vision are examined, in which «the Imaginary Russia» is closely connected with folklore, the game and carnival culture. The importance of alogism and absurdity in creating a comic effect is emphasized The peculiarities of the director's work with space, time, and the collective unconscious are analyzed.

Keywords: Sergei Ovcharov, The Little Humpbacked Horse, Konyok-Gorbunok, Imaginary Russia, collective unconscious, folklore.

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