"Decadence film" as a Problem of Study of Culture |
Written by Olga Kirillova |
Friday, 16 July 2010 19:58 |
This article addresses the phenomenon of the "decadence aesthetics" in Russian Pre-Revolutionary and Post-Soviet film, from 1910th to Post-Modernity. The visual aspects of the film type are discussed within a brief outline of the history of the "decadent trend". Kirillova examines the aesthetics of image structure, a strategy which comprises the entire formation in films of that time. Kirillova affirms that the sense of "la belle epoque", spiritual-sensory content, and the modeling of relationships inside the culture are primary in regard to the form’s reconstruction.
Part of the film Mr. Decorator by Oleg Teptsov (1988). Platon Andreevich — Viktor Avilov, Anna\Maria — Anna Demjanenko
Part of the film A Model by Tatjana Voronetskaja (2007) Sofja — Viktorija Tolstoganova, Ehshenbach — Daniil Spivakovskij
Part of the film Mournful heartlessness by Alexander Sokurov (1986) Gesiona — Tatjana Egorova, Ellie — Viktoria Amitova |